merpati
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mərˈpati]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: mêr‧pa‧ti
Noun
merpati (first-person possessive merpatiku, second-person possessive merpatimu, third-person possessive merpatinya)
- pigeon (bird of the pigeon and dove family Columbidae)
- Synonym: dara
- lovebird: affectionate couple.
Derived terms
- merpati penumpang
- merpati pos
Further reading
- “merpati” 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
Etymology
From Sanskrit पारापत (pārāpata).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mə(r)pati/
- Rhymes: -ati, -ti, -i
Noun
merpati (Jawi spelling مرڤاتي, plural merpati-merpati, informal 1st possessive merpatiku, 2nd possessive merpatimu, 3rd possessive merpatinya)
- pigeon (bird of the pigeon and dove family Columbidae)
References
- Edi Sedyawati et al. (1994). Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini. Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia. Page 118.
Further reading
- “merpati” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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