kupu-kupu

Reduplication of kupu. Compare Malay kupu-kupu.

• IPA^(key): /ku.pu.ku.pu/

kupu-kupu

1. butterfly
2. moth

• kulimambang
• rama-rama

• IPA^(key): [ˈkupu ˈkupu]

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From Malay kupu-kupu.

kupu-kupu (plural kupu-kupu)

1. butterfly

   Synonym: rama-rama (“butterfly”)

• ngengat (“moth”)

kupu-kupu (plural kupu-kupu)

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• “kupu-kupu”, 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

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• IPA^(key): /kupu kupu/
• Rhymes: -upu, -pu, -u

kupu-kupu (Jawi spelling کوڤو٢, plural kupu-kupu)

1. butterfly
2. (colloquial, nonstandard) moth

• beluncas (“caterpillar”)
• rama-rama (“moth / butterfly”)

• → Macanese: copo-copo

• “kupu-kupu”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017