Koepanger

Koepanger

English

Etymology

From Koepang, old spelling of Kupang, a city in West Timor.

Noun

Koepanger (plural Koepangers)

1. A Timorese person.
   • 1939, The Works of Ion L. Idriess

     Up above, the tender kept a sharp eye on the Koepanger paying out the air-pipe, while attending to the life-line himself and the management of the lugger.

   • 2004, William McGregor, The Languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia

     Pidginised forms of English were also in use between whites and the other ethnic groups employed in the pearling industry, including Malays, Japanese, and Koepangers...

Adjective

Koepanger (not comparable)

1. Timorese.
   • 1939, The Works of Ion L. Idriess

     Upi, the Koepanger charm doctor, slept in the same room.