curi-curi

Malay

Etymology

Reduplication of curi (“to steal”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃuri ˈt͡ʃuri/ [ˌt͡ʃu.ri ˈt͡ʃu.ri]
  • Rhymes: -uri, -i
  • Hyphenation: cu‧ri-cu‧ri

Adverb

curi-curi (Jawi spelling چوري٢)

  1. secretly[1]

References

  1. ^ “curi-curi”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

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