tupai kecil
Malay
Etymology
From tupai (“squirrel”) + kecil (“small”).
Noun
tupai kecil (Jawi spelling توڤاي کچيل, plural tupai-tupai kecil or tupai2 kecil)
- chipmunk, a rodent of the genus Tamias
- Synonyms: tupai belang, cipmunk
Further reading
- "tupai kecil" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017