kapang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkapaŋ/ [ˈka.paŋ]
• Rhymes: -apaŋ
• Syllabification: ka‧pang

Etymology 1

From Malay kapang.

Noun

kapang (plural kapang-kapang)

1. naval shipworm (Teredo navalis)

Alternative forms

• kampang

Etymology 2

From Malay kapang, from Minangkabau [Term?].

Noun

kapang (plural kapang-kapang)

1. mildew, mold

   Synonyms: cendawan, kulapuk (Malay)

Derived terms

• berkapang
• kapangan

Etymology 3

From Javanese ꦏꦥꦁ (kapang, “to long, to yearn”).

Noun

kapang (plural kapang-kapang)

1. eclipse

   Synonym: gerhana

Derived terms

• kapangan

Further reading

• “kapang”, 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
• Mien A. Rifai; E. A. Wijaya; Ermiati (1993), Kamus Biologi Fitopatologi [Dictionary of Phytopathology Biology] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 35: “kapang”