bulu tangkis
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay bulu tangkis (“shuttlecock”), with shift of meaning to "badminton".
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbulu ˈtaŋkis/, [ˈbu.lu ˈt̪aŋ.kɪs]
Noun
bulu tangkis (first-person possessive bulu tangkisku, second-person possessive bulu tangkismu, third-person possessive bulu tangkisnya)
Synonyms
- badminton (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “bulu tangkis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Compound of bulu + tangkis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bulu taŋkis/, [bulu taŋkes]
- Rhymes: -kis, -is
Noun
bulu tangkis (plural bulu-bulu tangkis, informal 1st possessive bulu tangkisku, 2nd possessive bulu tangkismu, 3rd possessive bulu tangkisnya)
- A shuttlecock.
- Synonym: kok (Indonesian)
- (rare) The sport of badminton.
- Synonym: badminton
Descendants
- Indonesian: bulu tangkis
Further reading
- “bulu tangkis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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