kugar

Malay

Etymology

From English cougar, from French cougar, from Brazilian Portuguese suçuarana, perhaps from Tupian (suasuarana (“deerlike animal”), from suasú (“deer”); compare sɨwasuarána (“cervine”)) or perhaps form Guaraní (guaçuara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kuɡa(r)], [kuɡɐ(r)]
• Rhymes: -uɡa(r), -ɡa(r), -a(r)

Noun

kugar (Jawi spelling کوݢر, plural kugar-kugar, informal 1st possessive kugarku, 2nd possessive kugarmu, 3rd possessive kugarnya)

1. cougar (Puma concolor); puma (mountain lion)

Synonyms

• puma / ڤوما