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Indonesian
Noun
kelawar
- Alternative form of kelelawar
Malay
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From kelelawar by haplology, from Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kula-la(m)baʀ. Possibly related to Proto-Austronesian *lawaʀ (“flying squirrel”).
Noun
kelawar (Jawi spelling کلاور, plural kelawar-kelawar, informal 1st possessive kelawarku, 2nd possessive kelawarmu, 3rd possessive kelawarnya)
- bat
Etymology 2
Phono-semantic matching of Dutch klaveren.
Noun
kelawar (Jawi spelling کلاور, plural kelawar-kelawar, informal 1st possessive kelawarku, 2nd possessive kelawarmu, 3rd possessive kelawarnya)
- (card games) clubs
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