Indonesian

Noun

penyu

1. sea turtle (any turtle that inhabits oceans)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pəñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu (compare Bau Bidayuh ponyu, Fijian vonu, Hawaiian honu, Maori honu, Rapa Nui honu), from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.

Alternative forms

• ڤڽو

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəɲu/
• Rhymes: -əɲu, -ɲu, -u

Noun

penyu ‎(Jawi spelling ڤڽو)

1. sea turtle (any turtle that inhabits oceans)

See also

• labi-labi / لابي٢
• tuntung / تونتوڠ