rubah

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Persian روباه‎ (rubâh), from Middle Persian [script needed] (rōpās), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *laupāća, diminutive of *laupi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [rubah]
  • Rhymes: -ubah, -bah, -ah

Noun

rubah (Jawi spelling روبه, plural rubah-rubah)

  1. fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Synonyms
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