macan tutul

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of macan (tiger) +‎ tutul (spotted).

Noun

macan tutul (plural macan-macan tutul)

  1. (zoology) leopard
    Synonym: harimau bintang

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Malay

Etymology

Compound of macan (panther; tiger) +‎ tutul (spotted). Borrowed from Javanese ꦩꦕꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦠꦸꦭ꧀ (macan tutul).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈmat͡ʃan ˈtutol/ [ˈma.t͡ʃan̪ ˈt̪u.t̪ol]
    • Rhymes: -utol, -tol, -ol
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈmat͡ʃan ˈtutul/ [ˈma.t͡ʃan̪ ˈt̪u.t̪ul]
    • Rhymes: -utul, -tul, -ul
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /mat͡ʃan tutʊl/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧can tu‧tul

Noun

macan tutul (Jawi spelling ماچن توتول, plural macan-macan tutul)

  1. leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus)
    Synonyms: harimau bintang, macan bintang
    Coordinate terms: harimau akar, harimau dahan, macan dahan

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