lipas kudung

Malay

Etymology

Compound of lipas (“cockroach”) +‎ kudung (“amputated”), literally “amputated cockroach”.

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˌlipas ˈkudoŋ/ [ˌli.pas ˈku.doŋ]
    • Rhymes: -udoŋ
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˌlipas ˈkuduŋ/ [ˌli.pas ˈku.duŋ]
    • Rhymes: -uduŋ
  • Hyphenation: li‧pas ku‧dung

Noun

lipas kudung (plural lipas-lipas kudung or lipas2 kudung)

  1. someone or something incredibly fast, greased lightning

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