burung unta

== Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay burung unta, a compound of burung (“bird”) +‎ unta (“camel”). Compare Hindi शुतुरमुर्ग़ (śuturmurġ, “ostrich”, literally “camel fowl”), Persian شترمرغ (šotormorġ, “ostrich”, literally “camel fowl”), Turkish deve kuşu (“ostrich”, literally “camel bird”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbu.ruŋ ˈun.ta/ === Noun === burung unta (plural burung-burung unta) ostrich (large flightless bird) === Further reading === “burung unta”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === Compound of burung (“bird”) +‎ unta (“camel”). Compare with Hindi शुतुरमुर्ग़ (śuturmurġ, “ostrich”, literally “camel fowl”), Persian شترمرغ (šotormorġ, “ostrich”, literally “camel fowl”), Turkish deve kuşu (“ostrich”, literally “camel bird”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === burung unta (Jawi spelling بوروڠ اونتا, plural burung-burung unta or burung2 unta) ostrich (large flightless bird) === Further reading === "burung unta" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017