kelinci

Cia-Cia

Etymology

From Indonesian kelinci.

Noun

kelinci (Hangul spelling 껠린찌)

1. rabbit

Indonesian

Kelinci.

Etymology

From Malay kelinci, borrowed from Dutch konijntje, the diminutive of konijn. The form with /l/ was influenced by kuilu. Doublet of kuilu and terwelu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈlɪn.t͡ʃi/

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• Hyphenation: ke‧lin‧ci

Noun

kêlinci (plural kelinci-kelinci)

1. rabbit, a mammal of the family Leporidae

Coordinate terms

• kuilu (archaic)
• terwelu (hare)

Derived terms

• kelinci amami
• kelinci domestik
• kelinci jawa
• Kelinci Paskah
• kelinci percobaan
• kelinci sumatra

Descendants

• → Cia-Cia: kelinci, 껠린찌
• → Tausug: kulinsi'

Further reading

• “kelinci” 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch konijntje, the diminutive of konijn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈlɪn.t͡ʃi/
• Hyphenation: kĕ‧lin‧ci
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

kĕlinci (Jawi spelling کلينچي, plural kelinci-kelinci)

1. (Malaysia, Singapore) hare
2. (predominantly Java, Indonesia, rarely outside of Indonesia) rabbit

Synonyms

• arnab (in sense of "rabbit")
• kucing Belanda
• kucing tapai
• terwelu

References

• Richard James Wilkinson (1932) A Malay-English dictionary (Romanised)‎^[1], Mytilene: Salavopoulos and Kinderlis Art Printers

Further reading

• “kelinci” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.