bangau

Inherited from Malay bangau.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋau̯/ [ˈba.ŋau̯]

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• Rhymes: -aŋau̯
• Syllabification: ba‧ngau

bangau (plural bangau-bangau)

1. stork (a large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae)

• “bangau” 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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋaw/ [ˈba.ŋau̯]

bangau (Jawi spelling باڠاو, plural bangau-bangau)

1. stork
2. egret

• Indonesian: bangau

• “bangau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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bangau

1. crane: any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.