kelawar

Indonesian

Noun

kelawar

  1. alternative form of kelelawar

Malay

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈlawar/ [kəˈla.war]
  • Rhymes: -awa(r), -wa(r), -a(r)

Etymology 1

From kelelawar by haplology, from Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kula-la(m)baʀ. Possibly related to Proto-Austronesian *lawaʀ (“flying squirrel”).

Noun

kelawar (Jawi spelling کلاور, plural kelawar-kelawar)

  1. bat

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of Dutch klaveren.

Noun

kelawar (Jawi spelling کلاور, plural kelawar-kelawar)

  1. (card games) clubs
See also
Suits in Malay · daun terup (layout · text)
lekuk, pangkah ciduk, daiman, retin sekopong, sped kelawar

Further reading

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