kelicap
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- cericap
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈlit͡ʃap/ [kəˈli.t͡ʃap̚]
- Rhymes: -it͡ʃap
- Syllabification: ke‧li‧cap
Noun
kelicap (plural kelicap-kelicap)
- sunbird; flowerpecker
- Synonyms: perincit, belacan
Usage notes
Generic for many small birds of brilliant plumage, mostly Dicaeidae and Nectariniidae.
Derived terms
- kedidi kelicap
- kelicap bakau
- kelicap belukar
- kelicap berjambul
- kelicap bunga kantan
- kelicap gunung
- kelicap jantung
- kelicap kunyit
- kelicap merah
- kelicap perepat
- kelicap pisang
- kelicap pucat pisang
- kelicap ranting
Further reading
- “kelicap” 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.
- Alan M. Stevens, A. Ed. Schmidgall-Tellings (2010) A Comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary[1], second edition, Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, pages 469-470
Malay
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəlit͡ʃap/
- Rhymes: -it͡ʃap, -t͡ʃap, -ap
Noun
kĕlicap (Jawi spelling کليچڤ, plural kelicap-kelicap)
- sunbird; flowerpecker
- Synonyms: cericap, perincit
Usage notes
Generic for many small birds of brilliant plumage, mostly Dicaeidae and Nectariniidae.
Descendants
- Indonesian: kelicap
References
- Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.