macan tutul
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of macan (“tiger”) + tutul (“spotted”).
Noun
macan tutul (plural macan-macan tutul)
- (zoology) leopard
- Synonym: harimau bintang
Further reading
- “macan tutul”, 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
Compound of macan (“panther; tiger”) + tutul (“spotted”). Borrowed from Javanese ꦩꦕꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦠꦸꦭ꧀ (macan tutul).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˌmat͡ʃan ˈtutol/ [ˌma.t͡ʃan̪ ˈt̪u.t̪ol]
- Rhymes: -utol, -tol, -ol
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ˌmat͡ʃan ˈtutul/ [ˌma.t͡ʃan̪ ˈt̪u.t̪ul]
- Rhymes: -utul, -tul, -ul
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /mat͡ʃan tutʊl/
- Hyphenation: ma‧can tu‧tul
Noun
macan tutul (Jawi spelling ماچن توتول, plural macan-macan tutul)
- leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus)
- Synonyms: harimau bintang, macan bintang
- Coordinate terms: harimau akar, harimau dahan, macan dahan
Further reading
- “macan tutul”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017