tembadau

Malay

Etymology

From Coastal Kadazan tembadau (“banteng”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamadaw (“kind of wild ruminant”). Compare Aklanon tamaraw , Cebuano tamaraw ,Iban temadau and Tagalog tamaraw

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təmbadau̯/
  • Rhymes: -adau̯, -dau̯, -au̯

Noun

tembadau (Jawi spelling تمباداو, plural tembadau-tembadau or tembadau2)

  1. banteng (Bos javanicus)

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