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)
- 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
Synonyms
- badminton (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “bulu tangkis” 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.
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)
- A shuttlecock.
- Synonym: kok (Indonesian)
- (rare) The sport of badminton.
- Synonyms: badminton, bola tangkis (rare)
Descendants
- Indonesian: bulu tangkis
Further reading
- “bulu tangkis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.