baung akar
Malay
Etymology
Compound of baung (“a kind of fish”) + akar (“root”).
Pronunciation
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈbauŋ ˈakar/ [ˈba.uŋ ˈa.kar]
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈbaoŋ ˈaka(r)/ [ˈba.oŋ ˈa.ka(r)]
- Hyphenation: ba‧ung‧a‧kar
Noun
baung akar (plural baung-baung akar)
- (zoology) a type of fish, Mystus singaringan[1]
Descendants
- > Indonesian: baung akar (inherited)
References
- ^ "baung akar" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
Further reading
- “baung akar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.