kasuari

English

Noun

kasuari (plural kasuaris)

Obsolete form of cassowary.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kasuari. Possibly from Biak man suar (“strong bird”) or manswor (“pile of food”) referring to its appetite.^[1]^[2]

Noun

kasuari (first-person possessive kasuariku, second-person possessive kasuarimu, third-person possessive kasuarinya)

cassowary (a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius)

References

^ F.J.F. Van Hasselt (1947) Noemfoorsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), J.H. De Bussy, page 146
^ Soeparno (1977) Kamus Bahasa Biak-Indonesia (in Indonesian), Departemen Kebudayaan dan Pendidikan, pages 39, 71

Malay

Alternative forms

suari

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kasuari/
Rhymes: -ari, -ri, -i

Noun

kasuari (Jawi spelling کاسواري, plural kasuari-kasuari, informal 1st possessive kasuariku, 2nd possessive kasuarimu, 3rd possessive kasuarinya)

cassowary (a large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius)

Descendants

→ Czech: kasuár
→ Dutch: kasuaris
→ English: cassowary, casuarina
→ Finnish: kasuaari
→ French: casoar
→ German: Kasuar
→ Hungarian: kazuár
→ Polish: kazuar
→ Russian: казуар (kazuar)
→ Slovene: kazuar
→ Spanish: casuario, casuarina
→ Swahili: kasowari
→ Translingual: Casuarina, Casuarius

[1] F.J.F. Van Hasselt (1947) Noemfoorsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), J.H. De Bussy, page 146

[2] Soeparno (1977) Kamus Bahasa Biak-Indonesia (in Indonesian), Departemen Kebudayaan dan Pendidikan, pages 39, 71

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