penyu

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay penyu, from Proto-Malayic *pəñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.

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Noun

penyu (plural penyu-penyu)

  1. sea turtle (any turtle that inhabits oceans)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pəñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu. Cognate with Brunei Malay panyu, and Pattani Malay and Terengganu Malay piyung.

Pronunciation

Noun

penyu (Jawi spelling ڤڽو, plural penyu-penyu, informal 1st possessive penyuku, 2nd possessive penyumu, 3rd possessive penyunya)

  1. sea turtle (any turtle that inhabits oceans)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: penyu

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