acang

See also: Acang

Brunei Malay

Alternative forms

• burung acang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.t͡ʃaŋ/

Noun

acang

1. pigeon (bird of the pigeon and dove family Columbidae)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈat͡ʃaŋ/ [ˈa.t͡ʃaŋ]
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃaŋ
• Syllabification: a‧cang

Etymology 1

Blend of alat (“tool”) +‎ canggih (“sophisticated”).

Noun

acang (plural acang-acang)

1. (obsolete, rare) gadget (electronics product)

   Synonym: gawai

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

acang (plural acang-acang)

1. gauge pole, bagby gage stick
2. erection

   Synonyms: aceng, ngaceng

3. messenger

   Synonyms: acang-acang, orang kepercayaan, pesuruh

4. (zoology) Bombay duck (Harpadon nehereus)

   Synonyms: acang-acang, aruan tasik, ikan luli

Further reading

• “acang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *acaŋ (“dove, pigeon”).

The sense of "messenger" is probably from the use of domestic pigeons to send messages.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.t͡ʃaŋ]
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃaŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: a‧cang

Noun

acang (Jawi spelling اچڠ, plural acang-acang or acang²)

1. (Brunei) A pigeon (bird of the pigeon and dove family Columbidae).

   Synonym: merpati

2. A messenger, errand-boy. See acang-acang.

   Synonym: pesuruh

Further reading

• Wilkinson, R. J. (1946), “acang”, in An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary, St. Martin's Street, London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd.
• "acang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017