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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay nuri.
Pronunciation
Noun
nuri (first-person possessive nuriku, second-person possessive nurimu, third-person possessive nurinya)
- parrot (kind of bird)
- Synonym: bayan
Further reading
Japanese
Romanization
nuri
- Rōmaji transcription of ぬり
Javanese
Noun
nuri
- parrot
Malay
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
nuri (Jawi spelling نوري, plural nuri-nuri, informal 1st possessive nuriku, 2nd possessive nurimu, 3rd possessive nurinya)
- parrot (kind of bird)
Descendants
Further reading
West Makian
Etymology
From Malay nuri.
Pronunciation
Noun
nuri
- a parrot
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics