kupang

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Noun

kupang

1. thigh (upper leg)

Brunei Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.paŋ/

Noun

kupang

1. mussel

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kupäŋ]

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

kupang (Jawi spelling کوڤڠ, plural kupang-kupang, informal 1st possessive kupangku, 2nd possessive kupangmu, 3rd possessive kupangnya)

1. mussel

Synonyms

1. siput sudu

Etymology 2

Compare with Etymology 1 (the shell possibly once used as currency-token).

Alternatively compare with gubang, variant of kobang, possibly from Japanese 小判(こばん) (koban).

See also Etymology 3. Compare with Tagalog kupang.

Noun

kupang (Jawi spelling کوڤڠ, plural kupang-kupang, informal 1st possessive kupangku, 2nd possessive kupangmu, 3rd possessive kupangnya)

1. an ancient Malay currency
2. an ancient unit of gold measure, equivalent to 161 taels or 4 candareens
3. (Northern Peninsular) a value of 10 sens or one tenth of a ringgit
4. (Kelantan) a value of 12 sens and a half
5. (Padang) a value of 50 sens

Synonyms

1. (10 sen) posen

Etymology 3

Compare with Proto-Philippine *kúpaŋ (a tall tree: Parkia spp.)

Noun

kupang (Jawi spelling کوڤڠ, plural kupang-kupang, informal 1st possessive kupangku, 2nd possessive kupangmu, 3rd possessive kupangnya)

1. type of legume plant, Senna alata. Better as daun kupang
2. (Sabah) plant in the genus Parkia
3. (Sabah) Peltophorum pterocarpum

Synonyms

1. (Senna alata) gelenggang
2. (Parkia) petai

References

• Linehan, W. (1989 April) “Coins of Kelantan”, in Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society‎^[1], volume 12, number 2, pages 63-9

Further reading

• “kupang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkupaŋ/ [ˈkuː.pɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -upaŋ
• Syllabification: ku‧pang
• Homophone: Cupang

Noun

kupang (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜅ᜔)

1. Parkia timoriana (a species of tree)

   Synonym: amarang

2. counterweight or weight in a balance

   Synonyms: panimbang-bigat, panimbang, pabigat, pesas

Related terms

• Cupang

Further reading

• “kupang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018