ekor
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay ekor, from ikur, from Proto-Malayic *ikur, *ikuŋ (compare Brunei Malay ekong, Malay ekor, Minangkabau ikua), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ (compare Acehnese iku, Balinese ikut, Buginese ikkoʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ.kor/, /ɛ.kɔr/
- Hyphenation: e‧kor
Noun
ekor (first-person possessive ekorku, second-person possessive ekormu, third-person possessive ekornya)
- (anatomy) tail (appendage of an animal)
Classifier
ekor
- Classifier used for animals.
Further reading
- “ekor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
ekor
Alternative forms
- ekok (Pontianak, Sambas)
Etymology
From ikur, from Proto-Malayic *ikur, *ikuŋ (compare Brunei Malay ekong, Indonesian ekor, Minangkabau ikua), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ (compare Acehnese iku, Balinese ikut, Buginese ikkoʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /eko(r)/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ekʊ(r)/
- Rhymes: -eko(r), -ko(r), -o(r)
Noun
ekor (Jawi spelling ايکور, plural ekor-ekor, informal 1st possessive ekorku, 2nd possessive ekormu, 3rd possessive ekornya)
- (anatomy) tail (appendage of an animal)
Classifier
ekor
- Classifier used for animals.
Swedish
Noun
ekor
- indefinite plural of eka.
Anagrams
- reko
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈe.kor/
Verb
ekor
- (intransitive) to make noise
Conjugation
| Conjugation of ekor (action verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | teekor | meekor | aekor | |
| 2nd person | neekor | feekor | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | iekor | deekor | |
| animate | ||||
| imperative | neekor, ekor | feekor, ekor | ||
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics