penyu

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Noun

penyu (plural penyu-penyu, first-person possessive penyuku, second-person possessive penyumu, third-person possessive penyunya)

  1. sea turtle (any turtle that inhabits oceans)

Malay

Alternative forms

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)

  1. sea turtle (any turtle that inhabits oceans)

Descendants

See also
  • labi-labi / لابي٢‎
  • tuntung / تونتوڠ‎
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