harimau

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay harimau, from Proto-Malayic *hari-mauŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ. Doublet of maung.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /haˈrimau̯/ [haˈri.mau̯]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -imau̯
  • Syllabification: ha‧ri‧mau

Noun

harimau (plural harimau-harimau)

  1. tiger (Panthera tigris)
  2. (figurative, slang) cougar (older woman with a younger boyfriend)

Derived terms

  • mengharimaui

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *hari-mauŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ. Doublet of maung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haˈrimaw/ [haˈri.mau̯]
  • Rhymes: -rimau̯, -imau̯, -mau̯, -au̯
  • Hyphenation: ha‧ri‧mau

Noun

harimau (Jawi spelling هاريماو, plural harimau-harimau)

  1. panther (big cat of genus Panthera)
    Synonym: macan
  2. tiger (The mammal Panthera tigris)
    Synonyms: harimau belang, harimau dandi, harimau loreng, harimau terung kasau, macan loreng, pak belang

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: harimau (inherited)
  • → Cebuano: halimaw (“wild beast, monster”)
  • → Maranao: harimaw
  • → Maguindanao: arimaw
  • → Tagalog: halimaw (“wild beast, monster”)
  • → Tausug: halimaw

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “هريمو harimau”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 144
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “هريمو harimau”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 685-6
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “harimau”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 398

Further reading

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