cenderawasih

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra, “moon, glittering, shinning”) + वाशी (vāśī, “roar, cry”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəndəraˈwasih/ [t͡ʃən.də.raˈwa.sɪh]
• Rhymes: -asih
• Syllabification: cen‧de‧ra‧wa‧sih

Noun

cêndêrawasih (plural cenderawasih-cenderawasih)

1. bird of paradise (Paradisaeidae)

Alternative forms

• cendrawasih

Further reading

• “cenderawasih”, 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

From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra, “moon, glittering, shinning”) + वाशी (vāśī, “roar, cry”).

Noun

cenderawasih (Jawi spelling چندراواسيه, plural cenderawasih-cenderawasih or cenderawasih²)

1. bird of paradise (Paradisaeidae)

Further reading

• “cenderawasih”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017