nuri

See also: Nuri, nurì, and nüri

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay nuri.

Pronunciation
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Noun

nuri (first-person possessive nuriku, second-person possessive nurimu, third-person possessive nurinya)

  1. parrot (kind of bird)
    Synonym: bayan

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

nuri

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぬり

Javanese

Noun

nuri

  1. parrot

Malay

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nuri/
  • Rhymes: -uri, -ri, -i

Noun

nuri (Jawi spelling نوري, plural nuri-nuri, informal 1st possessive nuriku, 2nd possessive nurimu, 3rd possessive nurinya)

  1. parrot (kind of bird)

Descendants
  • Indonesian: nuri
  • → English: lory
  • → West Makian: nuri

Further reading

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay nuri.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈn̪u.ri/

Noun

nuri

  1. a parrot

References
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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