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pelikan.

pelican, bird of the family Pelecanidae

7 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/pəˈlikan/Standard-Indonesian[pəˈli.kan]Standard-Indonesian
  1. pelican, bird of the family Pelecanidae

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch pelikaan (“pelican”), from Middle Dutch pellicaen, from Old French pelican, from Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν (pelekán).

noun/pəˈlikan/Standard-Indonesian[pəˈli.kan]Standard-Indonesian
  1. mining material

  2. mineral

Where this word comes from

Affixation of pelik + -an.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.