capung
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay capung.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃapʊŋ/
- Hyphenation: ca‧pung
- Rhymes: -pʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ
Noun
capung (plural capung-capung, first-person possessive capungku, second-person possessive capungmu, third-person possessive capungnya)
- dragonfly
Alternative forms
- tjapung (superseded spelling)
Synonyms
- sibar
- sibur-sibur
- sipatung
- papatong
- pepatung (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “capung” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Noun
capung (Jawi spelling چاڤوڠ, plural capung-capung, informal 1st possessive capungku, 2nd possessive capungmu, 3rd possessive capungnya)
- dragonfly
Descendants
- Indonesian: capung
Further reading
- “capung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.