bakau
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bakəhaw. Cognate with Tagalog bakawan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bakau̯/
- Rhymes: -akau, -kau, -au
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ˈbä.käu̯]
- Rhymes: -au̯
Noun
bakau (Jawi spelling باکاو, plural bakau-bakau, informal 1st possessive bakauku, 2nd possessive bakaumu, 3rd possessive bakaunya)
Descendants
- Indonesian: bakau
Further reading
- “bakau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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