paru-paru

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay paru-paru, equivalent to reduplication of paru.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpä.ru ˈpä.ru]

Noun

paru-paru (first-person possessive paru-paruku, second-person possessive paru-parumu, third-person possessive paru-parunya)

  1. (anatomy) lung (organ that extracts oxygen from the air)

Alternative forms

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduplication of paru.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paru paru/
  • Rhymes: -aru, -ru, -u

Noun

paru-paru (Jawi spelling ڤارو٢)

  1. (anatomy) lung (organ that extracts oxygen from the air)
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