simpanse

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch chimpansee, from French chimpanzé, from an unspecified Bantu language of Angola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɪmˈpanse]
• Hyphenation: sim‧pan‧sé
• Rhymes: -se, -e

Noun

simpansé (first-person possessive simpanseku, second-person possessive simpansemu, third-person possessive simpansenya)

1. chimpanzee (ape)

Alternative forms

• cimpanzi (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “simpanse” 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.