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Where does “burung” come from?

burung (Indonesian) comes from Malay burung, from Classical Malay بوروڠ, from Proto-Malayic *buruŋ.

burung (Indonesian): bird; penis

Definitions

  1. bird; penis

Ancestry of “burung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayburungbird; penis
2Classical Malayبوروڠ—
3Proto-Malayic*buruŋ—

Words derived from “burung”

  • burung kakaktua
  • burung kakaktua
  • burung
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