burung hantu
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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay burung hantu (“owl”). By surface analysis, burung (“bird”) + hantu (“ghost”). Compare Malagasy vorondolo (literally “ghost bird”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
burung hantu (first-person possessive burung hantuku, second-person possessive burung hantumu, third-person possessive burung hantunya)
Further reading
- “burung hantu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From burung (“bird”) + hantu (“ghost”). Compare Brunei Malay burung antu.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /bu.roŋ han.tu/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /bu.rʊŋ han.tu/
Noun
burung hantu (Jawi spelling بوروڠ هنتو, plural burung-burung hantu, informal 1st possessive burung hantuku, 2nd possessive burung hantumu, 3rd possessive burung hantunya)
Further reading
- "burung hantu" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- “burung hantu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.