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pinggan

Pronunciation: /piŋ.ɡan/

“pinggan” is a Malay word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. plate

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil பீங்கான் (pīṅkāṉ, “ceramic”), ultimately from Classical Persian پنگان (pingān, “cup; bowl”). See also reborrowed term in modern Persian, فنجان (fenjân).

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