waliwis

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baliwis, *bariwis (“wild duck”). Compare Malay belibis, Javanese ꦩ꧀ꦭꦶꦮꦶꦱ꧀ (mliwis), and Tagalog baliwis.

Noun

waliwis (Sundanese script ᮝᮜᮤᮝᮤᮞ᮪)

  1. whistling duck

Further reading

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