pepatung
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Partial reduplication of patung (literally “doll; statue”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pepatung (Jawi spelling ڤڤاتوڠ, plural pepatung-pepatung, informal 1st possessive pepatungku, 2nd possessive pepatungmu, 3rd possessive pepatungnya)
- dragonfly
- Synonyms: sesibur, sibur-sibur
Further reading edit
- “pepatung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.