bangau

Inherited from Malay bangau.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋau̯/ [ˈba.ŋau̯]

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• Rhymes: -aŋau̯
• Syllabification: ba‧ngau

bangau (plural bangau-bangau)

1. stork (a large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae)

• “bangau”, 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

• (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋaw/ [ˈba.ŋau̯]
• Rhymes: -aŋau̯, -ŋau̯, -au̯
• Hyphenation: ba‧ngau

bangau (Jawi spelling باڠاو, plural bangau-bangau or bangau²)

1. stork
2. egret

• > Indonesian: bangau (inherited)

• "bangau" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

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bangau

1. crane: any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.