kelip-kelip

Malay

kelip-kelip

Etymology

Reduplication of kelip.

Noun

kelip-kelip (Jawi spelling کليڤ٢, plural kelip-kelip-kelip-kelip, informal 1st possessive kelip-kelipku, 2nd possessive kelip-kelipmu, 3rd possessive kelip-kelipnya)

1. firefly

   Synonym: kunang-kunang

Further reading

• “kelip-kelip” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.