tupai akar

Malay

Etymology

From tupai (squirrel) +‎ akar (root).

Noun

tupai akar (Jawi spelling توڤاي اکر, plural tupai-tupai akar)

  1. treeshrew (mammal of the order Scandentia)
    Synonym: tupai muncung

Further reading

  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.