cenderawasih
Indonesian
Etymology
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra, “moon, glittering, shinning”) + वाशी (vāśī, “roar, cry”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəndəraˈwasih/ [t͡ʃən.də.raˈwa.sɪh]
- Rhymes: -asih
- Syllabification: cen‧de‧ra‧wa‧sih
Noun
cêndêrawasih (plural cenderawasih-cenderawasih)
Alternative forms
- cendrawasih
Further reading
- “cenderawasih”, 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
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra, “moon, glittering, shinning”) + वाशी (vāśī, “roar, cry”).
Noun
cenderawasih (Jawi spelling چندراواسيه, plural cenderawasih-cenderawasih)
Further reading
- “cenderawasih”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017