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punai.

green pigeon (any member of the genus Treron of the pigeon family)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpunai̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpu.nai̯]Standard-Indonesian
  1. green pigeon (any member of the genus Treron of the pigeon family)

  2. thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra)

Where this word comes from

From Malay punai, from Proto-Malayic *punay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *punay, from Proto-Austronesian *punay (“greenish fruit dove”).

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