kepak

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay kepak, probably from ke- +‎ *pak, which is onomatopoeic. Cognate of Tagalog pakpak (“wing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈpak̚]
• Hyphenation: kê‧pak

Noun

kêpak (first-person possessive kepakku, second-person possessive kepakmu, third-person possessive kepaknya)

1. wing

   Synonym: sayap

Derived terms

• berkepak
• berkepak-kepak
• mengepak-ngepakkan
• mengepakkan
• terkepak-kepak

 

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛpak̚]
• Hyphenation: kè‧pak

Verb

kèpak

1. (rare) infinitive, imperative, and colloquial of mengepak (“to carry on someone hip”).

Derived terms

• mengepak
• terkepak

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəpaʔ/
• Rhymes: -paʔ, -aʔ

Noun

kepak (Jawi spelling کڤق or کيڤق, plural kepak-kepak, informal 1st possessive kepakku, 2nd possessive kepakmu, 3rd possessive kepaknya)

1. wing (of a bird)

   kepak ayam

   chicken wings

Synonyms

• sayap

Descendants

• Indonesian: kepak

Further reading

• “kepak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.