Ubur-ubur
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
noun
sains
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
A marine animal from the phylum Cnidaria with a transparent, bell-shaped body and trailing tentacles, which floats on the water's surface and can sting.
Etymology
From the root word 'ubur' meaning soft or tender, with reduplication to indicate a type of animal.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication