ayam piru
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Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of ayam (“chicken”) + Piru (“Peru”), borrowed from Portuguese peru.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ayam piru (Jawi spelling ايم ڤيرو, plural ayam-ayam piru, informal 1st possessive ayam piruku, 2nd possessive ayam pirumu, 3rd possessive ayam pirunya)
- (rare) A type of bird; a turkey.
- Synonym: ayam belanda
Further reading
[edit]- “ayam piru” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.