margasatwa

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of marga +‎ satwa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar.ɡa.ˈsat.wa/

Noun

margasatwa (first-person possessive margasatwaku, second-person possessive margasatwamu, third-person possessive margasatwanya)

1. (forestial) wild animal

Alternative forms

• mergastua (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “margasatwa” 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.