tangkai

Inherited from Malay tangkai.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋkai̯/ [ˈt̪aŋ.kai̯]
• Rhymes: -aŋkai̯
• Syllabification: tang‧kai

tangkai (plural tangkai-tangkai)

1. stalk

tangkai

1. classifier for nouns referring stalks, flowers and objects with handles

• “tangkai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

tangkai (Jawi spelling تڠکاي, plural tangkai-tangkai)

1. stalk (of wheat, rice, grass, etc.)

   Menjual tangkai pangkur dedap.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

• “tangkai”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017