kupu-kupu
Brunei Malay edit
Etymology edit
Reduplication of kupu. Compare Malay kupu-kupu.
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kupu-kupu
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Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kupu-kupu (first-person possessive kupu-kupuku, second-person possessive kupu-kupumu, third-person possessive kupu-kupunya)
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Further reading edit
- “kupu-kupu” 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
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Noun edit
kupu-kupu (Jawi spelling کوڤو٢, informal 1st possessive kupu-kupuku, 2nd possessive kupu-kupumu, 3rd possessive kupu-kupunya)
Related terms edit
- beluncas (“caterpillar”)
- rama-rama (“moth / butterfly”)
Descendants edit
- → Macanese: copo-copo
Further reading edit
- “kupu-kupu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.