rajawali

Indonesian

Etymology

Unknown, possible related to Sanskrit राजा (rājā, king) + आवलि (āvali, linage). Compare to Persian شاهین (šâhin, falcon) from Middle Persian *šāhēn (literally majestic, kingly).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ra.d͡ʒaˈwa.li]
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ja‧wa‧li

Noun

rajawali (plural rajawali-rajawali, first-person possessive rajawaliku, second-person possessive rajawalimu, third-person possessive rajawalinya)

  1. peregrine falcon.

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