OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

arus pei[aˈrus ˈpɛj]

•  n. deer.rusa.

Arus pei gbukur kur mitlam.The deer has six branches to its antlers., Tanduk rusa tumbuh enam kali.

Neta arus pei wesi gpana.I shot the deer dead., Saya memanah rusa mati.

Literally: deer pig

Scientific name: Rusa timorensis

Etymology: Wersing arus 'deer' from Austronesian, cf. PWMP *uRsa 'deer' (ACD). Initial /a/ could be prosthetic. Immediate source may be Malay |fn{rusa} 'deer'.

Etymology: bibref R003