kasuari

English

Noun

kasuari (plural kasuaris)

  1. Obsolete form of cassowary.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kasuari. Possibly from Biak man suar (“strong bird”) or manswor (“pile of food”) referring to its appetite.[1][2]

Noun

kasuari (plural kasuari-kasuari)

  1. cassowary (a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius)

References

  1. ^ F.J.F. Van Hasselt (1947) Noemfoorsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), J.H. De Bussy, page 146
  2. ^ Soeparno (1977) Kamus Bahasa Biak-Indonesia (in Indonesian), Departemen Kebudayaan dan Pendidikan, pages 39, 71

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kasuari/
  • Rhymes: -ari, -ri, -i

Noun

kasuari (Jawi spelling کاسواري, plural kasuari-kasuari)

  1. cassowary (a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius)

Descendants

  • → Czech: kasuár
  • → Dutch: kasuaris
  • → English: cassowary, casuarina
  • → Finnish: kasuaari
  • → French: casoar
  • → German: Kasuar
  • → Hungarian: kazuár
  • → Japanese: カソワリ (kasowari)
  • → Polish: kazuar
  • → Russian: казуар (kazuar)
  • → Slovene: kazuar
  • → Spanish: casuario, casuarina
  • → Swahili: kasowari
  • → Translingual: Casuarina, Casuarius
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