manggista

Malay

Etymology

From manggis hutan “jungle manggis”, manggis referring to any garcinia.

Noun

manggista (plural manggista-manggista)

  1. alternative form of manggis – mangosteen, fruit of Garcinia mangostana tree

References

  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “مڠݢست manggista”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 651
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “manggista”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 103
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