bulu tangkis

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of bulu (“feather”) +‎ tangkis, calque of Gronings pluumklappen (“badminton”, literally “plume, feather+to smack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbu.lu ˈtaŋ.kis/, [ˌbu.lu ˈt̪aŋ.kɪs]

Noun

bulu tangkis (plural bulu-bulu tangkis)

1. badminton: a racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.

   Synonym: badminton

Synonyms

• badminton (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “bulu tangkis” 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

Etymology

Compound of bulu +‎ tangkis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bulu taŋkis/, [bulu taŋkes]
• Rhymes: -kis, -is

Noun

bulu tangkis (Jawi spelling بولو تڠکيس, plural bulu-bulu tangkis, informal 1st possessive bulu tangkisku, 2nd possessive bulu tangkismu, 3rd possessive bulu tangkisnya)

1. A shuttlecock.

   Synonym: kok (Indonesian)

2. (rare) The sport of badminton.

   Synonyms: badminton, bola tangkis (rare)

Descendants

• Indonesian: bulu tangkis

Further reading

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