kakaktua
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Malay kakaktua, equivalent to kakak (“older sister”) + tua (“old”).
Noun
[edit]kakaktua
Alternative forms
[edit]- kakatua (nonstandard)
Etymology 2
[edit]From the tool's shape resembling the beak of a cockatoo.
Noun
[edit]kakaktua
Further reading
[edit]- “kakaktua” 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.
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From kakak (“sister”) + tua (“old”) or onomatopoeic. Compare Indonesian kakatua.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /kakaʔtuə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kakaʔtua/
Noun
[edit]kakaktua (plural kakaktua-kakaktua, informal 1st possessive kakaktuaku, 2nd possessive kakaktuamu, 3rd possessive kakaktuanya)
- cockatoo (a parrot)
- (colloquial, by extension) a parrot