เปอญู

Urak Lawoi'

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pəñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu (sea turtle); compare Malay penyu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəɲu/, [pəˈɲu]

Noun

เปอญู (penyu)

  1. (Sangka-u, Adang) sea turtle (any turtle that inhabits oceans)

Further reading

  • Hogan, David W. (1988) Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-109)‎[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 143