OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

tamak[ˈtamak]

•  n. tamarind (tree or fruit)(eng).assam (pohon atau buah)(ind).

Tamak akar borong.Tamarind is really sour.(eng), Asam asam sekali.(ind)

Scientific name: Tamarindus indica

Origin: Likely borrowing given that tamarind was introduced from India (Verheijen 1984:69).

Origin: bibref R001

Source: Hans Retebana