harimau
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harimau (2)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay harimau, from Proto-Malayic *hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hari-mauŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ. Doublet of maung.
Pronunciation
Noun
harimau (first-person possessive harimauku, second-person possessive harimaumu, third-person possessive harimaunya)
- panther (big cat of genus Panthera)
- tiger (The mammal Panthera tigris)
- cougar (the older woman with a younger boyfriend)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “harimau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hari-mauŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ.
Pronunciation
Noun
harimau (Jawi spelling هاريماو, plural harimau-harimau, informal 1st possessive harimauku, 2nd possessive harimaumu, 3rd possessive harimaunya)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- barah kepala harimau / باره کڤالا هاريماو
- bunting harimau / بونتيڠ هاريماو
- daun cengkam harimau / داءون چڠکم هاريماو
- harimau akar / هاريماو اکر
- harimau akuan / هاريماو اکوان
- harimau belang / هاريماو بلڠ
- harimau berantai / هاريماو برنتاي
- harimau bintang / هاريماو بينتڠ
- harimau campa / هاريماو چمڤا
- harimau compor / هاريماو چومڤور
- harimau congkok / هاريماو چوڠکوق
- harimau dahan / هاريماو داهن
- harimau dandi / هاريماو دندي
- harimau gadungan / هاريماو ݢادوڠن
- harimau jadi-jadian / هاريماو جادي-جادين
- harimau kelaparan / هاريماو کلاڤرن
- harimau kumbang / هاريماو کومبڠ
- harimau loreng / هاريماو لوريڠ
- harimau peturun / هاريماو ڤتورون
- harimau tanpa gigi / هاريماو تنڤا ݢيݢي
- harimau terung kasau / هاريماو تروڠ کاساو
- lompatan harimau / لومڤتن هاريماو
- rezeki harimau / رزقي هاريماو
- tapak harimau / تاڤق هاريماو
- umpan harimau / اومڤن هاريماو
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “هريمو harimau”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 144
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “هريمو harimau”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 685-6
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “harimau”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 398