nuri

See also: Nuri, nurì, and nüri

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay nuri.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈnuri/ [ˈnu.ri]

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• Rhymes: -uri
• Syllabification: nu‧ri

Noun

nuri (plural nuri-nuri)

1. parrot (any bird of the family Psittaculidae)

Further reading

• “nuri” 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.

Japanese

Romanization

nuri

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぬり

Javanese

Noun

nuri

1. parrot

Malay

Alternative forms

• luri (dialectal)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nu.ri]
• Rhymes: -uri, -ri, -i

Noun

nuri (Jawi spelling نوري, plural nuri-nuri, informal 1st possessive nuriku, 2nd possessive nurimu, 3rd possessive nurinya)

1. A parrot (kind of bird).
2. A type of fish; Callyodon spp.

Descendants

• Indonesian: nuri
• → English: lory
• → West Makian: nuri
• → Maranao: nori
• → Tausug: nuli

Further reading

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

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay nuri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈn̪u.ri/

Noun

nuri

1. a parrot

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics