கொம்மட்டி

Tamil

குமட்டிக்காய்கள்

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Malayalam കുമ്മട്ടി (kummaṭṭi).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔmːɐʈːɪ/, [kɔmːɐʈːi]

Noun

கொம்மட்டி • (kommaṭṭi) (plural கொம்மட்டிகள்)

watermelon
Synonym: தர்பூசணி (tarpūcaṇi)
class of running plants of the melon or gourd kind
cucumber
Synonym: வெள்ளரி (veḷḷari)

Descendants

Malay: mendikai
- Malay: tembikai
  - Indonesian: têmbikai
  (by metathesis)

References

University of Madras (1924–1936) “கொம்மட்டி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press

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