paus sperma

Malay

Etymology

Calque of English sperm whale, which is a clipping of spermaceti whale.

Noun

paus sperma (plural paus-paus sperma, informal 1st possessive paus spermaku, 2nd possessive paus spermamu, 3rd possessive paus spermanya)

1. sperm whale

Further reading

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