tenggiling
Malay
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /təŋɡileŋ/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /təŋɡilɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ileŋ, -leŋ, -eŋ
Noun
tenggiling (Jawi spelling تڠݢيليڠ, plural tenggiling-tenggiling, informal 1st possessive tenggilingku, 2nd possessive tenggilingmu, 3rd possessive tenggilingnya)
- pangolin, anteater
- Synonym: pengguling
Further reading
- “tenggiling” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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