kupu-kupu
Appearance
Brunei Malay
Etymology
Reduplication of kupu. Compare Malay kupu-kupu.
Pronunciation
Noun
kupu-kupu
Synonyms
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kupu-kupu (first-person possessive kupu-kupuku, second-person possessive kupu-kupumu, third-person possessive kupu-kupunya)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “kupu-kupu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
kupu-kupu (Jawi spelling کوڤو٢, plural kupu-kupu, informal 1st possessive kupu-kupuku, 2nd possessive kupu-kupumu, 3rd possessive kupu-kupunya)
Related terms
- beluncas (“caterpillar”)
- rama-rama (“moth / butterfly”)
Descendants
- → Macanese: copo-copo
Further reading
- “kupu-kupu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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- Indonesian lemmas
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- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/upu
- Rhymes:Malay/pu
- Rhymes:Malay/u
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- Malay multiword terms
- Malay colloquialisms
- Malay nonstandard terms
- ms:Insects