kupu-kupu

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Reduplication of kupu. Compare Malay kupu-kupu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.pu.ku.pu/

Noun

kupu-kupu

1. butterfly
2. moth

Synonyms

• kulimambang
• rama-rama

Indonesian

kupu-kupu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkupu ˈkupu]

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Etymology 1

From Malay kupu-kupu.

Noun

kupu-kupu (plural kupu-kupu)

1. butterfly

   Synonym: rama-rama (“butterfly”)

Derived terms

• kupu-kupu gajah
• kupu-kupu malam
• kupu-kupu padi
• kupu-kupu sutra

Related terms

• beluncas (“caterpillar”)
• kalimambang
• ngengat (“moth”)

Etymology 2

Noun

kupu-kupu (plural kupu-kupu)

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Etymology 3

Noun

kupu-kupu (plural kupu-kupu)

1. (university slang) syllabic abbreviation of kuliah pulang kuliah pulang

Further reading

• “kupu-kupu”, 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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kupu kupu/
• Rhymes: -upu, -pu, -u

Noun

kupu-kupu (Jawi spelling کوڤو٢, plural kupu-kupu)

1. butterfly
2. (colloquial, nonstandard) moth

Related terms

• beluncas (“caterpillar”)
• rama-rama (“moth / butterfly”)

Descendants

• → Macanese: copo-copo

Further reading

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