harimau

Indonesian

harimau (2)

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-Malayic *hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hari-mauŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ. Doublet of maung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haˈrimau̯/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ha‧ri‧mau

Noun

harimau (first-person possessive harimauku, second-person possessive harimaumu, third-person possessive harimaunya)

  1. panther (big cat of genus Panthera)
  2. tiger (The mammal Panthera tigris)
  3. cougar (the older woman with a younger boyfriend)

Derived terms

  • mengharimaui

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hari-mauŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /harimau̯/
  • Rhymes: -imau̯, -mau̯, -au̯

Noun

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  1. panther (big cat of genus Panthera)
  2. tiger (The mammal Panthera tigris)

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875), هريمو harimau”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 144
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), هريمو harimau”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 685-6
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), harimau”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 398
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