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harimau (2)

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From Malay harimau, from Proto-Malayic *hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hari-mauŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ. Doublet of maung.

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  • IPA(key): /haˈrimau̯/
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  • Hyphenation: ha‧ri‧mau

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harimau (first-person possessive harimauku, second-person possessive harimaumu, third-person possessive harimaunya)

  1. panther (big cat of genus Panthera)
  2. tiger (The mammal Panthera tigris)
  3. cougar (the older woman with a younger boyfriend)

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From Proto-Malayic *hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hari-mauŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ.

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harimau (Jawi spelling هاريماو, plural harimau-harimau, informal 1st possessive harimauku, 2nd possessive harimaumu, 3rd possessive harimaunya)

  1. panther (big cat of genus Panthera)
  2. tiger (The mammal Panthera tigris)

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  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “هريمو harimau”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 144
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “هريمو harimau”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 685-6
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “harimau”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 398