bulu tangkis
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Malay bulu tangkis (“shuttlecock”), with shift of meaning to "badminton".
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bulu tangkis (first-person possessive bulu tangkisku, second-person possessive bulu tangkismu, third-person possessive bulu tangkisnya)
Synonyms edit
- badminton (Standard Malay)
Further reading edit
- “bulu tangkis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
- Indonesian: bulu tangkis
Further reading edit
- “bulu tangkis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.