tedung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tedung (“cobra”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /təˈdʊŋ/
  • Rhymes: -dʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ
  • Hyphenation: tê‧dung

Noun

têdung (plural tedung-tedung, first-person possessive tedungku, second-person possessive tedungmu, third-person possessive tedungnya)

  1. (zoology) cobra: any of various venomous snakes of the family Elapidae.
    Synonym: kobra

Derived terms
  • tedung abu
  • tedung selar
  • tedung senduk

Further reading
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