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harimau.

tiger (Panthera tigris)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/haˈrimau̯/Standard-Indonesian[haˈri.mau̯]Standard-Indonesian

  1. tiger (Panthera tigris)

  2. cougar (older woman with a younger boyfriend)

    figuratively · slang
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay harimau, from Proto-Malayic *hari-mauŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ. Doublet of maung.

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