jari manis

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From jari (finger) + manis (sweet).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.ri.ma.nis/

Noun

jari manis

  1. (anatomy) ring finger (finger between the middle finger and little finger)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jari manis. Equivalent to jari (finger) + manis (sweet).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒari manis/

Noun

jari manis (first-person possessive jari manisku, second-person possessive jari manismu, third-person possessive jari manisnya)

  1. (anatomy) ring finger (finger between the middle finger and little finger)

Malay

Etymology

Compound of jari (finger) + manis (sweet).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒari manis/, [d͡ʒari manes]
  • Rhymes: -nis, -is

Noun

jari manis (Jawi spelling جاري مانيس, plural jari-jari manis, informal 1st possessive jari manisku, 2nd possessive jari manismu, 3rd possessive jari manisnya)

  1. (anatomy) The ring finger (the finger between the middle finger and the little finger).

Descendants

  • Indonesian: jari manis
  • Tausug: jaymanis

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.