itik selam

Malay

Etymology

Compound of itik (“duck”) +‎ selam (“to dive”). Literally, “diving duck”.

Pronunciation

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

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

• (Northern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˌitek səˈlam/ [ˌʔi.t̪ɛʔ səˈlam]
• Hyphenation: i‧tik se‧lam

Noun

itik selam (plural itik-itik selam)

1. pochard, any diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae (genera Aythya and Netta).

References

• Burung di Malaysia

Further reading

• itik selam on the Malay Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ms