pisang raja
Malay
Etymology
pisang (“banana”) + raja (“king”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pisaŋ rad͡ʒa]
Noun
pisang raja (Jawi spelling ڤيسڠ راج, plural pisang-pisang raja)
- a hybrid banana (Musa × paradisiaca)
- Synonym: punti
References
- “pisang raja”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
- “pisang raja”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017