itik kumbang

Malay

Etymology

Compound of itik (“duck”) +‎ kumbang (“black (as the colour of carpenter bee)”). Literally, “black duck”.

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˌitik ˈkumbaŋ/ [ˌʔi.t̪iʔ ˈkum.baŋ]

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˌitek ˈkumbaŋ/ [ˌʔi.t̪eʔ ˈkum.baŋ]

• (Northern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˌitek ˈkumbaŋ/ [ˌʔi.t̪ɛʔ ˈkum.baŋ]
• Hyphenation: i‧tik kum‧bang

Noun

itik kumbang (plural itik-itik kumbang)

1. scoter, any species of northern sea ducks of the genus Melanitta

References

• Burung di Malaysia

Further reading

• itik kumbang on the Malay Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ms