cenderawasih

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra, “moon, glittering, shinning”) + वाशी (vāśī, “roar, cry”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃən.də.ra.wa.sih/
Hyphenation: cên‧dê‧ra‧wa‧sih

Noun

cêndêrawasih

bird of paradise (Paradisaeidae)

Alternative forms

cendrawasih

Further reading

“cenderawasih” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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