pelandok
/pəˈlandək/ /ˈpɛləndɒk/(also plandok, pelanduk)
noun
Especially in Malaysia: the lesser mouse deer or lesser Malay chevrotain, Tragulus javanicus.
- The pelandok features widely in Malaysian folklore as the type of a cunning hero..
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Bowrey (c1650–1713), merchant and compiler of the first Malay–English dictionary. From Malay pelanduk (earlier as pelandok, pelandoek).