dasi kupu-kupu

Indonesian

Etymology

Calque of Dutch vlinderdas (“bowtie”, literally “butterfly tie”). By surface analysis, dasi +‎ kupu-kupu.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌdasi ˌkupu ˈkupu/ [ˌda.si ˌku.pu ˈku.pu]
  • Rhymes: -upu
  • Syllabification: da‧si ku‧pu-ku‧pu

Noun

dasi kupu-kupu (plural dasi-dasi kupu-kupu)

  1. bowtie
    Synonym: tali leher kupu-kupu (Malay)

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