pepatung

Malay

Etymology

Partial reduplication of patung (literally “doll; statue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəpatuŋ/
• Rhymes: -atuŋ, -tuŋ, -uŋ
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [pəˈpät̪ʊŋ, -t̪oŋ, -t̪o̞ŋ]

Noun

pepatung (Jawi spelling ڤڤاتوڠ, plural pepatung-pepatung, informal 1st possessive pepatungku, 2nd possessive pepatungmu, 3rd possessive pepatungnya)

1. dragonfly

   Synonyms: sesibur, sibur-sibur

Further reading

• “pepatung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.