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monyet.

monkey (primate)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmoɲet/Standard-Indonesian[ˈmo.ɲɛt̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. monkey (primate)

Where this word comes from

From Malay monyet, from Javanese ꦩꦺꦴꦚꦺꦠ꧀ (monyèt, “a kind of monkey”), likely from a nasalized variant of Old Javanese busyat, boset, buset (“a kind of monkey”). Doublet of buset (“damn”).

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