gurita

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See also: guriță and Guriță

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Malay gurita, from Proto-Malayic *gurita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guʀita (co-existing with *kuʀita), from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Cognate with Cebuano kugita, Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: gu‧ri‧ta

Noun

gurita (plural gurita-gurita, first-person possessive guritaku, second-person possessive guritamu, third-person possessive guritanya)

  1. octopus
    Synonym: kurita

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Malay

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A type of gurita

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Cognate with Cebuano kugita, Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet.

Pronunciation

Noun

gurita (Jawi spelling ݢوريتا, plural gurita-gurita, informal 1st possessive guritaku, 2nd possessive guritamu, 3rd possessive guritanya)

  1. octopus
  2. diaper, napkin

Descendants

  • Indonesian: gurita

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