arkus

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Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin arcus (bow), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷo- (bow, arrow). Doublet of arku.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ar‧kus

Noun

arkus (first-person possessive arkusku, second-person possessive arkusmu, third-person possessive arkusnya)

  1. (geology) rainbow.

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Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ख़रगोश (xargoś) or Urdu خرگوش.

Pronunciation

Noun

arkus (Jawi spelling ارکوس, plural arkus-arkus, informal 1st possessive arkusku, 2nd possessive arkusmu, 3rd possessive arkusnya)

  1. (especially Kedah and Penang) Alternative form of argus.

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