perkutut

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese perkutut.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pərˈkutut/ [pərˈku.t̪ʊt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -utut
  • Syllabification: per‧ku‧tut

Noun

perkutut (plural perkutut-perkutut)

  1. any of various birds of the genus Geopelia

Javanese

Noun

perkutut

  1. zebra dove, usually prized for its soft and melodious cooing