"kupu-kupu" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /kupu kupu/ Forms: کوڤو٢ [Jawi], kupu-kupu [plural]
Rhymes: -upu, -pu, -u Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=کوڤو٢|pl=kupu-kupu}} kupu-kupu (Jawi spelling کوڤو٢, plural kupu-kupu)
  1. butterfly Categories (lifeform): Insects
    Sense id: en-kupu-kupu-ms-noun-~P0HXL42 Disambiguation of Insects: 50 50 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (colloquial, nonstandard) moth Tags: colloquial, nonstandard Categories (lifeform): Insects
    Sense id: en-kupu-kupu-ms-noun-GcPW5PXI Disambiguation of Insects: 50 50 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: beluncas (english: caterpillar), rama-rama (english: moth / butterfly)
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Macanese: copo-copo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Macanese: copo-copo"
    }
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      "form": "کوڤو٢",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kupu-kupu",
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    }
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            "All topics",
            "Life",
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        "moth"
      ],
      "id": "en-kupu-kupu-ms-noun-GcPW5PXI",
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        "(colloquial, nonstandard) moth"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kupu kupu/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-upu"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-pu"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kupu-kupu"
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    "Rhymes:Malay/u",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Macanese: copo-copo"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "کوڤو٢",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kupu-kupu",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    {
      "english": "caterpillar",
      "word": "beluncas"
    },
    {
      "english": "moth / butterfly",
      "word": "rama-rama"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      ],
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    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kupu kupu/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-upu"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-pu"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kupu-kupu"
}

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