bulu tangkis

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of bulu (feather) +‎ tangkis, calque of Gronings pluumklappen (badminton, literally plume, feather+to smack).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbu.lu ˈtaŋ.kis/, [ˌbu.lu ˈt̪aŋ.kɪs]

Noun

bulu tangkis (plural bulu-bulu tangkis)

  1. badminton: a racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English
    Synonym: badminton

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Malay

Etymology

Compound of bulu +‎ tangkis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bulu taŋkis/, [bulu taŋkes]
  • Rhymes: -kis, -is

Noun

bulu tangkis (Jawi spelling بولو تڠکيس, plural bulu-bulu tangkis)

  1. A shuttlecock.
    Synonym: kok (Indonesian)
  2. (rare) The sport of badminton.
    Synonyms: badminton, bola tangkis (rare)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: bulu tangkis

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