Indonesian
Etymology
From burung (“bird”) + kakaktua, from Malay burung kakaktua.
Noun
burung kakaktua (plural burung-burung kakaktua)
- cockatoo (a bird)
Malay
Etymology
burung (“bird”) + kakaktua.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /buroŋ kakaʔtuə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /burʊŋ kakaʔtua/
Noun
burung kakaktua
- cockatoo (a parrot)
- (colloquial, by extension) a parrot