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, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
“pisang raja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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