ᮘᮚᮝᮊ᮪
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Sundanese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- bayawak — romanization
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayawak (cf. Malay biawak, Tagalog bayawak, and Javanese ꦩꦼꦚꦮꦏ꧀ (menyawak)).
Pronunciation
[edit]IPA(key): /ba.jaˈwak/, [bɐ.jaˈwak]
Noun
[edit]ᮘᮚᮝᮊ᮪ • (bayawak)
- monitor lizard (member of the genus Varanus)
- Urang manggihan dua bayawak di tengah leuweung.
- We encountered two monitor lizards in the middle of the forest.
Further reading
[edit]- Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij