gurita
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay gurita, from Proto-Malayic *gurita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guʀita (co-existing with *kuʀita), from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Cognate with Cebuano kugita, Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡuˈrit̪a]
- Hyphenation: gu‧ri‧ta
Noun
gurita (plural gurita-gurita, first-person possessive guritaku, second-person possessive guritamu, third-person possessive guritanya)
Derived terms
- menggurita
- strategi gurita
See also
- sefalopoda
Further reading
- “gurita” 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
A type of gurita
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Cognate with Cebuano kugita, Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡurita/
- Rhymes: -ita, -ta, -a
Noun
gurita (Jawi spelling ݢوريتا, plural gurita-gurita, informal 1st possessive guritaku, 2nd possessive guritamu, 3rd possessive guritanya)
Descendants
- Indonesian: gurita
Further reading
- “gurita” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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