terwelu

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese truwèlu, from Portuguese coelho, from Old Galician-Portuguese cõello, from Vulgar Latin *cuniclus, from Latin cunīculus, from Ancient Greek κύνικλος (kúniklos), probably of Iberian origin. Doublet of kelinci, kuilu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tərˈwɛ.lu/
• Hyphenation: têr‧wè‧lu

Noun

têrwèlu (first-person possessive terweluku, second-person possessive terwelumu, third-person possessive terwelunya)

1. hare

Synonyms

• kelinci (rabbit)
• kuilu (archaic)
• tegalan

Further reading

• “terwelu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.