Etymology

kemiri

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Today it means: candlenut, Aleurites moluccanus or Aleurites moluccana Full definition →

Indonesian kemiri ← Malay kemiri
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The story

  1. Malay · derived fromkemiri
  2. Indonesian · borrowed fromkemiri
  3. English todaykemiri

Borrowed from Indonesian kemiri, from Malay kemiri.

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