cuping

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃupiŋ/ [ˈt͡ʃu.pɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -upiŋ
• Syllabification: cu‧ping

Etymology 1

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

Noun

cuping (plural cuping-cuping)

1. lobe
2. handle, ear-like projection.

   Synonym: gagang

3. (anatomy) ala

   Synonyms: ala, sayap

4. (printing) corner or left and/or right on the first page of the newspaper
5. left-right print on letter matrix
6. (physics, chemistry) the space where a particular electron of an atom resides most of the time

Derived terms

• bercuping

• cuping hidung
• cuping telinga

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Acehnese [Term?].

Noun

cuping (plural cuping-cuping)

1. a triangular necklace, worn as a talisman during war

Further reading

• “cuping”, 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

Karo Batak

Noun

cuping

1. ear

References

• Ahmad Samin Siregar et al. (2001). Kamus Bahasa Karo–Indonesia. Medan: Balai Pustaka, p. 43.

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃupiŋ/ [ˈt͡ʃu.piŋ]
• Rhymes: -piŋ, -iŋ
• Hyphenation: cu‧ping

Noun

cuping (Jawi spelling چوڤيڠ, plural cuping-cuping or cuping²)

1. lobe (a rounded projection or fleshy part, especially of the ear or nose).

   Dia memakai subang pada cuping telinganya.

   She wears earrings on her ear lobes.

   Doktor memeriksa bahagian cuping hidung pesakit.

   The doctor examined the patient's nostril lobes.

Derived terms

Compounds

• cuping hidung (“nostril wing; ala of the nose”)
• cuping telinga (“earlobe”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: cuping (inherited)

Further reading

• "cuping" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017