kupu-kupu

Reduplication of kupu. Compare Malay kupu-kupu.

• IPA^(key): /ku.pu.ku.pu/

kupu-kupu

1. butterfly
2. moth

• kulimambang
• rama-rama

From Malay kupu-kupu.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkupu ˈkupu]

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kupu-kupu (first-person possessive kupu-kupuku, second-person possessive kupu-kupumu, third-person possessive kupu-kupunya)

1. butterfly

• rama-rama (“butterfly”)

• ngengat (“moth”)

• “kupu-kupu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, 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, informal 1st possessive kupu-kupuku, 2nd possessive kupu-kupumu, 3rd possessive kupu-kupunya)

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, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.