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ekor.

tail (appendage of an animal)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈekor/Standard-Indonesian[ˈe.kɔr]Standard-Indonesian

  1. tail (appendage of an animal)

Where this word comes from

From Malay ekor, from ikur, from Proto-Malayic *ikur, *ikuŋ (compare Brunei Malay ekong, Malay ekor, Minangkabau ikua), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ (compare Acehnese iku, Balinese ikut, Buginese ikkoʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ.

classifier/ˈekor/Standard-Indonesian[ˈe.kɔr]Standard-Indonesian

  1. Classifier used for animals.

Where this word comes from

From Malay ekor, from ikur, from Proto-Malayic *ikur, *ikuŋ (compare Brunei Malay ekong, Malay ekor, Minangkabau ikua), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ (compare Acehnese iku, Balinese ikut, Buginese ikkoʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ.

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