ayam inggeris

Malay

Etymology

Compound of ayam (“chicken”) +‎ Inggeris (“English”), borrowed from Portuguese ingrês. Literally, “English chicken”.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈajam ˈiŋɡəris/ [ˈa.jam ˈiŋ.ɡə.ris]
    • Rhymes: -ŋɡris, -əris, -is
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈajam ˈiŋɡəres/ [ˈa.jam ˈiŋ.ɡə.res]
    • Rhymes: -ŋɡres, -əres, -es
  • Hyphenation: a‧yam‧ing‧ge‧ris

Noun

ayam inggeris (plural ayam-ayam inggeris)

  1. (obsolete) a type of bird; a turkey.[1]
    Synonyms: ayam belanda, ayam piru (rare)

References

  1. ^ Thomas Bowrey (1701) A dictionary English and Malayo, Malayo and English.
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