Bahasa Melayu

tuntung

Bahasa Melayu

English

river tortoise, tortoise

A type of tortoise that lives in rivers and has edible eggs.

تونتوڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Nelayan itu ternampak seekor tuntung di tepi sungai.

    The fisherman saw a river tortoise near the riverbank.

  2. Anak-anak itu memerhati tuntung dengan berhati-hati.

    The children watched the tortoise carefully.

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tuntung

Here it refers to a type of river tortoise.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.