kelelawar
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kelelawar, from Proto-Malayic, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kula-la(m)baʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kələˈlawar]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: kê‧lê‧la‧war
- Rhymes: -ar
Noun
kêlêlawar (plural kelelawar-kelelawar)
- bat (small flying mammal)
Alternative forms
- kelawar (haplological)
- lelawa
Further reading
- “kelelawar” 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
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kula-la(m)baʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kələlawa(r)/
- Rhymes: -awa(r), -wa(r), -a(r)
Noun
kelelawar (Jawi spelling کللاور, plural kelelawar-kelelawar)
- bat (small flying mammal)