simpanse
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch chimpansee, from French chimpanzé, from an unspecified Bantu language of Angola.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɪmˈpanse]
- Hyphenation: sim‧pan‧sé
- Rhymes: -se, -e
Noun
simpansé (first-person possessive simpanseku, second-person possessive simpansemu, third-person possessive simpansenya)
- chimpanzee (ape)
Alternative forms
- cimpanzi (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “simpanse” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.