kelinci
Cia-Cia
Etymology
From Indonesian kelinci.
Noun
kelinci (Hangul spelling 껠린찌)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kelinci, borrowed from Dutch konijntje, the diminutive of konijn. The form with /l/ was influenced by kuilu. Doublet of kuilu and terwelu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈlɪn.t͡ʃi/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ke‧lin‧ci
Noun
kêlinci (plural kelinci-kelinci)
- rabbit, a mammal of the family Leporidae
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- kelinci amami
- kelinci domestik
- kelinci jawa
- Kelinci Paskah
- kelinci percobaan
- kelinci sumatra
Descendants
Further reading
- “kelinci” 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
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch konijntje, the diminutive of konijn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈlɪn.t͡ʃi/
- Hyphenation: kĕ‧lin‧ci
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
kĕlinci (Jawi spelling کلينچي, plural kelinci-kelinci)
Synonyms
- arnab (in sense of "rabbit")
- kucing Belanda
- kucing tapai
- terwelu
References
- Richard James Wilkinson (1932) A Malay-English dictionary (Romanised)[1], Mytilene: Salavopoulos and Kinderlis Art Printers
Further reading
- “kelinci” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.