Etymology

gourami

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Today it means: An edible freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. Full definition →

French gourami ← Malay gurami ← Javanese ꦒꦸꦫꦩꦶ
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  1. Javanese · derived fromꦒꦸꦫꦩꦶ
  2. Malay · derived fromgurami
  3. French · borrowed fromgourami
  4. English todaygourami

From French gourami, from Malay gurami, from Javanese ꦒꦸꦫꦩꦶ (gurami).

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