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Old 23rd June 2023, 04:29 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey View Post
A burung serindit is a parakeet, a love bird, but a serindai is an evil spirit.

Serindi I know not.
I believe that a Malay pronunciation of 'serindit' would be with a barely audible t at the end, a subtle glottal stop. I think 'serindi' might just be a closer-to-phonetic rendition of that.
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