burung unta

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay burung unta, by surface analysis, burung (“bird”) +‎ unta (“camel”). Compare Hindi शुतुरमुर्ग़ (śuturmurġ, “ostrich”, literally “camel fowl”), Persian شترمرغ (šotormorġ, “ostrich”, literally “camel fowl”), Turkish deve kuşu (“ostrich”, literally “camel bird”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌburuŋ ˈunta/ [ˌbu.rʊŋ ˈun̪.t̪a]

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• Rhymes: -unta
• Syllabification: bu‧rung un‧ta

Noun

burung unta (plural burung-burung unta)

1. ostrich (large flightless bird)

Further reading

• “burung unta”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Compound of burung (“bird”) +‎ unta (“camel”). Compare with Hindi शुतुरमुर्ग़ (śuturmurġ, “ostrich”, literally “camel fowl”), Persian شترمرغ (šotormorġ, “ostrich”, literally “camel fowl”), Turkish deve kuşu (“ostrich”, literally “camel bird”).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˌburoŋ ˈuntə/ [ˌbu.roŋ ˈʔun̪.t̪ə]
• Rhymes: -tə, -ə
• (/a/-variety, Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˌburuŋ ˈunta/ [ˌbu.ruŋ ˈʔun̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ta, -a
• Hyphenation: bu‧rong‧un‧ta

Noun

burung unta (Jawi spelling بوروڠ اونتا, plural burung-burung unta)

1. ostrich (large flightless bird)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: burung unta (inherited)

Further reading

• "burung unta" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "burung unta" at PRPM first version)