itik baldu

Malay

Etymology

Compound of itik (“duck”) +‎ baldu (“velvet”). Literally, “velvet duck”.

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˌitik ˈbaldu/ [ˌʔi.t̪iʔ ˈbal.du]

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˌitek ˈbaldu/ [ˌʔi.t̪eʔ ˈbal.du]

• (Northern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˌitek ˈbaldu/ [ˌʔi.t̪ɛʔ ˈbal.du]
• Hyphenation: i‧tik bal‧du

Noun

itik baldu (plural itik-itik baldu)

1. eider, any of the species of genus Somateria and Polysticta stelleri

References

• Burung di Malaysia

Further reading

• itik baldu on the Malay Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ms