kuda nil
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of kuda (“horse”) + nil (“Nile river”), calque of Dutch nijlpaard.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kuda nil (plural kuda-kuda nil, first-person possessive kuda nilku, second-person possessive kuda nilmu, third-person possessive kuda nilnya)
- hippopotamus
- Synonym: badak air
- 1988, Ensiklopedi Indonesia. Seri fauna: Serangga, page 421:
- Kuda nil agak berisik dan senantiasa memperdengarkan suara menggeram yang terutama menyebar jauh di atas air.
- The hippopotamus is somewhat loud and always hears sounds growling from far on the water.
Further reading[edit]
- “kuda nil” 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.