harimau
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harimau (2)
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited 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
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /haˈrimau̯/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -imau̯
- Syllabification: ha‧ri‧mau
Noun
harimau
- tiger (Panthera tigris)
- (figurative, slang) cougar (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 of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited 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 (Jawi spelling هاريماو, plural harimau-harimau, informal 1st possessive harimauku, 2nd possessive harimaumu, 3rd possessive harimaunya)
Derived terms
- barah kepala harimau
- bunting harimau
- daun cengkam harimau
- harimau akar
- harimau akuan
- harimau belang
- harimau berantai
- harimau bintang
- harimau campa
- harimau compor
- harimau congkok
- harimau dahan
- harimau dandi
- harimau gadungan
- harimau jadi-jadian
- harimau kelaparan
- harimau kumbang
- harimau loreng
- harimau peturun
- harimau tanpa gigi
- harimau terung kasau
- lompatan harimau
- rezeki harimau
- tapak harimau
- umpan harimau
Descendants
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
Further reading
harimau on the Malay Wikipedia.Wikipedia ms- “harimau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
