beruang

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Indonesian

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Seekor beruang kutub yang melompat

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈru.aŋ/
  • Rhymes: -aŋ, -ŋ
  • Hyphenation: bê‧ru‧ang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay beruang, from Proto-Malayic *bAruaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀuaŋ. Doublet of barong.

Noun

bêruang

  2. bear (a large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae)
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Etymology 2

Affixation of ruang (“room”) +‎ ber- (“to have; -ed, -d”).

Adjective

bêruang

  1. (not comparable) with a room

Etymology 3

Affixation of uang (“money”) +‎ ber- (“to have; -ed, -d”).

Adjective

bêruang

  1. (not comparable) with a money
  2. (uncommon) rich (having a lot of money and possessions)
    Synonym: kaya
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Proverbs with the word beruang

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bAruaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *baruaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *baruaŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀuaŋ.

Pronunciation

Noun

beruang (Jawi spelling برواڠ, plural beruang-beruang, informal 1st possessive beruangku, 2nd possessive beruangmu, 3rd possessive beruangnya)

  1. bear (large mammal of family Ursidae)
    Beruang ialah sejenis mamalia yang boleh didapati di Amerika, Eropah dan Asia.
    Bears are mammals that can be found in America, Europe and Asia.

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: beruang (inherited)

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