burung hantu

Inherited from Malay burung hantu (“owl”). By surface analysis, burung (“bird”) +‎ hantu (“ghost”). Compare Malagasy vorondolo (literally “ghost bird”).

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burung hantu (plural burung-burung hantu)

1. owl (a bird)

   Synonyms: pungguk, celepuk

• burhan

• “burung hantu”, 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

From burung (“bird”) +‎ hantu (“ghost”). Compare Brunei Malay burung antu.

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /bu.roŋ han.tu/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bu.rʊŋ han.tu/

burung hantu (Jawi spelling بوروڠ هنتو, plural burung-burung hantu)

1. owl (a bird)

   Synonyms: pungguk, celepuk

• “burung hantu”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
• “burung hantu”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017