harimau

Indonesian

harimau (2)

Etymology

From Malay harimau, 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/
  • 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

harimau (Jawi spelling هاريماو, plural harimau-harimau, informal 1st possessive harimauku, 2nd possessive harimaumu, 3rd possessive harimaunya)

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

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