tarkas

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tarkas, from Persian ترکش (tarkaš, “quiver”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtarkas/
  • Hyphenation: tar‧kas
  • Rhymes: -kas, -as, -s

Noun

tarkas (plural tarkas-tarkas)

  1. quiver: A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun

Alternative forms

  • tarkasy

References

  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

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