penyu

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay penyu, from Proto-Malayic *pəñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.

Noun

penyu

sea turtle (any turtle that inhabits oceans)

Malay

Alternative forms

ڤڽو‎

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pəñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu (compare Bau Bidayuh ponyu, Fijian vonu, Hawaiian honu), from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu (compare Puyuma penu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pəɲu/
Rhymes: -əɲu, -ɲu, -u

Noun

penyu (Jawi spelling ڤڽو)

sea turtle (any turtle that inhabits oceans)

Descendants

Indonesian: penyu

See also

labi-labi / لابي٢‎
tuntung / تونتوڠ‎

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