harimau

Indonesian

harimau (2)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay harimau, from Proto-Malayic *hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hari-mauŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ. Doublet of maung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /haˈrimau̯/ [haˈri.mau̯]

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• Rhymes: -imau̯
• Syllabification: ha‧ri‧mau

Noun

harimau (plural harimau-harimau)

1. tiger (Panthera tigris)
2. (figurative, slang) cougar (older woman with a younger boyfriend)

Derived terms

• mengharimaui

• harimau akar
• harimau belang
• harimau campa
• harimau dahan
• harimau dandi
• harimau kumbang
• harimau loreng
• harimau peturun
• harimau tasmania
• harimau tunggal

Further reading

• “harimau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• rimau

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hari-mauŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hari-mauŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ. Doublet of maung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /harimau̯/
• Rhymes: -imau̯, -mau̯, -au̯

Noun

harimau (Jawi spelling هاريماو, plural harimau-harimau, informal 1st possessive harimauku, 2nd possessive harimaumu, 3rd possessive harimaunya)

1. panther (big cat of genus Panthera)

   Synonym: macan

2. tiger (The mammal Panthera tigris)

   Synonyms: harimau belang, harimau dandi, harimau loreng, harimau terung kasau, macan loreng, pak belang

Derived terms

• barah kepala harimau
• bunting harimau
• daun cengkam harimau
• harimau akar
• harimau akuan
• harimau belang
• harimau berantai
• harimau bintang
• harimau campa
• harimau compor
• harimau congkok
• harimau dahan
• harimau dandi
• harimau gadungan
• harimau jadi-jadian
• harimau kelaparan
• harimau kumbang
• harimau loreng
• harimau peturun
• harimau tanpa gigi
• harimau terung kasau
• lompatan harimau
• rezeki harimau
• tapak harimau
• umpan harimau

Descendants

• Indonesian: harimau
• → Maranao: harimaw
• → Tausug: halimaw

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “هريمو harimau”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 144
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “هريمو harimau”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 685-6
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “harimau”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 398

Further reading

• harimau on the Malay Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ms
• “harimau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.