kepiting

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Noun

kepiting (plural kepiting-kepiting)

1. crab

   Synonym: ketam

See also

• rajungan (“swimming crab”)
• yuyu

Further reading

• “kepiting”, 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

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

Noun

kepiting (Jawi spelling کڤيتيڠ, plural kepiting-kepiting or kepiting²)

1. crab

   Synonym: ketam

Further reading

• "kepiting" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "kepiting" at PRPM first version)