pepatung
Malay
Etymology
Partial reduplication of patung (literally “doll; statue”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəpatuŋ/
- Rhymes: -atuŋ, -tuŋ, -uŋ
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [pəˈpät̪ʊŋ, -t̪oŋ, -t̪o̞ŋ]
Noun
pepatung (Jawi spelling ڤڤاتوڠ, plural pepatung-pepatung, informal 1st possessive pepatungku, 2nd possessive pepatungmu, 3rd possessive pepatungnya)
- dragonfly
- Synonyms: sesibur, sibur-sibur
Further reading
- “pepatung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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