harimau

Indonesian

harimau (2)

Etymology

Inherited 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈrimau̯/

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• Hyphenation: ha‧ri‧mau

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• mengharimaui

 

• harimau akar
• harimau belang
• harimau campa
• harimau dahan
• harimau dandi
• harimau kumbang
• harimau loreng
• harimau peturun
• harimau tasmania
• harimau tunggal

 

Further reading

• “harimau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• rimau

Etymology

Inherited 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /harimau̯/
• Rhymes: -imau̯, -mau̯, -au̯

Noun

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)

Synonyms

• (panther): macan / ماچن
• (tiger):
  • harimau belang / هاريماو بلڠ
  • harimau dandi / هاريماو دندي
  • harimau loreng / هاريماو لوريڠ
  • harimau terung kasau / هاريماو تروڠ کاساو
  • macan loreng / ماچن لوريڠ
  • pak belang / ڤق بلڠ

Derived terms

• barah kepala harimau / باره کڤالا هاريماو
• bunting harimau / بونتيڠ هاريماو
• daun cengkam harimau / داءون چڠکم هاريماو
• harimau akar / هاريماو اکر
• harimau akuan / هاريماو اکوان
• harimau belang / هاريماو بلڠ
• harimau berantai / هاريماو برنتاي
• harimau bintang / هاريماو بينتڠ
• harimau campa / هاريماو چمڤا
• harimau compor / هاريماو چومڤور
• harimau congkok / هاريماو چوڠکوق
• harimau dahan / هاريماو داهن
• harimau dandi / هاريماو دندي
• harimau gadungan / هاريماو ݢادوڠن
• harimau jadi-jadian / هاريماو جادي-جادين
• harimau kelaparan / هاريماو کلاڤرن
• harimau kumbang / هاريماو کومبڠ
• harimau loreng / هاريماو لوريڠ
• harimau peturun / هاريماو ڤتورون
• harimau tanpa gigi / هاريماو تنڤا ݢيݢي
• harimau terung kasau / هاريماو تروڠ کاساو
• lompatan harimau / لومڤتن هاريماو
• rezeki harimau / رزقي هاريماو
• tapak harimau / تاڤق هاريماو
• umpan harimau / اومڤن هاريماو

References

• 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