tupai

Brunei Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu.paj/

Noun

tupai

1. squirrel

Synonyms

• basing

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tupai.

Noun

tupai (first-person possessive tupaiku, second-person possessive tupaimu, third-person possessive tupainya)

1. squirrel (rodent)

Synonyms

• bajing

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tupai̯/
• Rhymes: -upai̯, -pai̯, -ai̯

Noun

tupai (Jawi spelling توڤاي, plural tupai-tupai, informal 1st possessive tupaiku, 2nd possessive tupaimu, 3rd possessive tupainya)

1. squirrel (mammal of the order Rodentia)

   Synonym: bajing

2. tree shrew (mammal of the order Scandentia)

Further reading

• “tupai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.