himar

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِمَار (ḥimār), from Proto-Semitic *ḥimār- (“donkey”).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈhima(r)/ [ˈhi.ma(r)]
    • Rhymes: -ima(r)
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈhimar/ [ˈhi.mar]
    • Rhymes: -imar
  • Hyphenation: hi‧mar

Noun

himar (Jawi spelling حمار, plural himar-himar)

  1. donkey (a domestic animal)
    Synonym: keldai

Further reading

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