delima

See also: de Lima and dĕlimă

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay delima, from Pali dāḷima, from Sanskrit दाडिम (dāḍima, “pomegranate tree”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /dəˈlima/ [dəˈli.ma]
• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: de‧li‧ma

Noun

dêlima (first-person possessive delimaku, second-person possessive delimamu, third-person possessive delimanya)

1. pomegranate

Derived terms

• delima burung
• delima gading
• delima hutan
• delima katik
• delima kuning
• delima merah
• delima putih
• delima serikaya

 

Further reading

• “delima” 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

• dĕlimă (1924-1972)

Etymology

From Pali dāḷima, from Sanskrit दाडिम (dāḍima, “pomegranate tree”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /dəlimə/
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /dəlima/
• Rhymes: -imə, -mə, -ə
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

delima (Jawi spelling دليما, plural delima-delima, informal 1st possessive delimaku, 2nd possessive delimamu, 3rd possessive delimanya)

1. pomegranate (fruit)
2. ruby (gem)

Descendants

• Indonesian: delima

Further reading

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