kakang

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦏꦁ (kakang). Doublet of kakak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkakaŋ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧kang

Noun

kakang (first-person possessive kakangku, second-person possessive kakangmu, third-person possessive kakangnya)

1. (dialect) elder brother

Synonyms

Thesaurus:abang

Further reading

• “kakang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

kakang

1. Romanization of ꦏꦏꦁ.

Malay

Etymology

Variant of kakak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kakaŋ/
• Rhymes: -akaŋ, -kaŋ, -aŋ

Noun

kakang

1. older sister
2. older sibling (rare)
3. older brother (rare)

Synonyms

• kakak

Tok Pisin

Noun

kakang

1. barbed wire