tupai tanah

Malay

Etymology

From tupai (“squirrel”) +‎ tanah (“ground”).

Noun

tupai tanah (Jawi spelling توڤاي تانه, plural tupai-tupai tanah)

  1. ground squirrel, a mammal of the subfamily Marmotini
  2. (general) chipmunk, a ground squirrel of the genus Tamias
    Synonyms: tupai belang, tupai kecil, cipmunk

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