pepatung

Malay

Etymology

Partial reduplication of patung (literally “doll; statue”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəpatuŋ/
  • Rhymes: -atuŋ, -tuŋ, -uŋ
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [pəˈpät̪ʊŋ, -t̪oŋ, -t̪o̞ŋ]

Noun

pepatung (Jawi spelling ڤڤاتوڠ, plural pepatung-pepatung)

  1. dragonfly
    Synonyms: sesibur, sibur-sibur, capung

Further reading

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