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ᮘᮚᮝᮊ᮪

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Sundanese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayawak (cf. Malay biawak, Tagalog bayawak, and Javanese ꦩꦼꦚꦮꦏ꧀ (menyawak)).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ba.jaˈwak/, [bɐ.jaˈwak]

Noun

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ᮘᮚᮝᮊ᮪ (bayawak)

  1. monitor lizard (member of the genus Varanus)
    ᮅᮛᮀ ᮙᮀᮌᮤᮠᮔ᮪ ᮓᮥᮃ ᮘᮚᮝᮊ᮪ ᮓᮤ ᮒᮨᮍᮂ ᮜᮩᮝᮩᮀ.
    Urang manggihan dua bayawak di tengah leuweung.
    I encountered two monitor lizards in the middle of the forest.

Further reading

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