bulu tangkis

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Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of bulu (“feather”) +‎ tangkis, calque of Gronings pluumklappen (“badminton”, literally “plume, feather+to smack”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbu.lu ˈtaŋ.kis/,

Noun

bulu tangkis (first-person possessive bulu tangkisku, second-person possessive bulu tangkismu, third-person possessive bulu tangkisnya)

  1. badminton: a racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
    Synonym: badminton

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Etymology

Compound of bulu +‎ tangkis.

Pronunciation

Noun

bulu tangkis (Jawi spelling بولو تڠکيس, plural bulu-bulu tangkis, informal 1st possessive bulu tangkisku, 2nd possessive bulu tangkismu, 3rd possessive bulu tangkisnya)

  1. A shuttlecock.
    Synonym: kok (Indonesian)
  2. (rare) The sport of badminton.
    Synonyms: badminton, bola tangkis (rare)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: bulu tangkis

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