musang
English
Etymology
From Malay musang.
Noun
musang (plural musangs)
- The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), of South and Southeast Asia up to the Wallace Line.
Synonyms
- Asian palm civet
- coffee rat
- toddy cat
Anagrams
- Gusman, Magnus, Maungs, muangs, mungas
Bau Bidayuh
Noun
musang
- civet (cat-like animal)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay musang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *musaŋ (“civet cat, Viverridae”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmusaŋ/
- Hyphenation: mu‧sang
Noun
musang (first-person possessive musangku, second-person possessive musangmu, third-person possessive musangnya)
- civet (cat-sized animal)
Coordinate terms
- binturung
- dedes
- linsang
- luak
- luwak
- rase
- sigung
- teledu
Derived terms
- musang air
- musang akar
- musang bulan
- musang jebat
- musang keluai
- musang kesturi
- musang luwak
Further reading
- “musang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
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Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *musaŋ (“civet cat and similar small predatory mammals of the family Viverridae”). Cognate with Tagalog musang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /musaŋ/
- Rhymes: -usaŋ, -saŋ, -aŋ
Noun
musang (Jawi spelling موسڠ, plural musang-musang, informal 1st possessive musangku, 2nd possessive musangmu, 3rd possessive musangnya)
- civet (cat-like animal)
- fox (Vulpes vulpes)
- Synonym: rubah
Descendants
- → English: musang
- Indonesian: musang
- → Chinese: 貓山王 (māoshānwáng)
- → English: mao shan wang
Further reading
- “musang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *musaŋ