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paus.

whale

4 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpaus/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpa.ʊs]Standard-Indonesian
  1. whale

    Paus biru adalah mamalia terbesar.
Where this word comes from

From Malay paus, from Proto-Malayic *paus, of unknown origin. Compare Minangkabau pauih.

noun/ˈpaus/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpa.ʊs]Standard-Indonesian
  1. pope

    Paus adalah pemimpin tertinggi Gereja Katolik.
Where this word comes from

From Malay paus from Dutch paus, from Middle Dutch paus, paues, pauwes, from Old French papes (compare German Papst), from Medieval Latin pāpa (“bishop, pope”), from Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas, “bishop”), variant of πάππας (páppas, “father”), of imitative origin.

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