kemiri

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian kemiri, from Malay kemiri.

Noun

kemiri

1. candlenut, Aleurites moluccanus or Aleurites moluccana

Usage notes

• The taxonomic name Aleurites moluccanus is grammatically correct and is used e.g. by the Encyclopedia of Life and English Wikipedia. However, Aleurites moluccana is historically more widely used.

Anagrams

• meriki

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kemiri, from Proto-Austronesian *kamiri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈmiri]
• Hyphenation: kê‧mi‧ri

Noun

kemiri (first-person possessive kemiriku, second-person possessive kemirimu, third-person possessive kemirinya)

1. candlenut (Aleurites moluccanus).

   Synonyms: damar, keminting

Descendants

• → English: kemiri

Further reading

• “kemiri” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• kembiri

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kamiri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈmiri]
• Hyphenation: kĕ‧mi‧ri

Noun

kemiri (Jawi spelling کميري, informal 1st possessive kemiriku, 2nd possessive kemirimu, 3rd possessive kemirinya)

1. candlenut (Aleurites moluccanus).

   Synonyms: buah keras, keminting

Descendants

• Indonesian: kemiri
  • → English: kemiri

Further reading

• “kemiri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.