manikam
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay manikam, from Classical Malay مانيکم (manikam), from Tamil மாணிக்கம் (māṇikkam), from Sanskrit माणिक्य (māṇikya).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmanikam (plural manikam-manikam, first-person possessive manikamku, second-person possessive manikammu, third-person possessive manikamnya)
Further reading
edit- “manikam” 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
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Tamil மாணிக்கம் (māṇikkam), from Sanskrit माणिक्य (māṇikya).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmanikam (Jawi spelling مانيکم, plural manikam-manikam, informal 1st possessive manikamku, 2nd possessive manikammu, 3rd possessive manikamnya)
- gem; precious stone
- Jauhari juga yang mengenal manikam.
- It takes a jeweller to tell a gem.
Descendants
edit- Indonesian: manikam
Further reading
edit- “manikam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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