kuda laut

Malay

Etymology

Compound of kuda (“horse”) +‎ laut (“sea”). Calque of English sea horse.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˌkudə ˈlaot/ [ˌku.də ˈla.ot̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ot
• (/a/-variety, Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˌkuda ˈlaut/ [ˌku.da ˈla.ut̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ut
• Hyphenation: ku‧da‧la‧ut

Noun

kuda laut (Jawi spelling کودا لاءوت, plural kuda-kuda laut or kuda² laut)

1. sea horse

   Synonym: unduk-unduk

Derived terms

Compounds

• kuda laut coreng (“Barbour's seahorse (Hippocampus barbouri)”)
• kuda laut duri (“Spiny seahorse (Hippocampus hystrix)”)
• kuda laut landak (“Hedgehog seahorse (Hippocampus spinosissimus)”)
• kuda laut punjut (“Lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus)”)
• kuda laut rimau (“Tiger tail seahorse (Hippocampus comes)”)
• kuda laut rintik (“Spotted seahorse (Hippocampus kuda)”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kuda laut (inherited)

Further reading

• "kuda laut" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017