kakaktua
Indonesian
editEtymology 1
editFrom Malay kakaktua, equivalent to kakak (“older sister”) + tua (“old”).
Noun
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Alternative forms
edit- kakatua (nonstandard)
Etymology 2
editFrom the tool's shape resembling the beak of a cockatoo.
Noun
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Further reading
edit- “kakaktua” 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
editEtymology
editFrom kakak (“sister”) + tua (“old”) or onomatopoeic. Compare Indonesian kakatua.
Pronunciation
edit- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /kakaʔtuə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kakaʔtua/
Noun
editkakaktua (plural kakaktua-kakaktua, informal 1st possessive kakaktuaku, 2nd possessive kakaktuamu, 3rd possessive kakaktuanya)
- cockatoo (a parrot)
- (colloquial, by extension) a parrot