kuping

Balinese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kupiŋ (“sticking out or turned forward, of ears”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.pɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -upɪŋ
• Hyphenation: ku‧ping

Noun

kuping (Balinese script ᬓᬸᬧᬶᬂ)

1. ear

Derived terms

• makuping
• nguping

Further reading

• “kuping”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦸꦥꦶꦁ (kuping, “ear”).

Noun

kuping

1. ear

Descendants

• →? Indonesian: kuping
• →? Malay: kuping

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦏꦸꦥꦶꦁ (kuping, “ear”), either directly or via Betawi kuping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kupɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -upɪŋ, -pɪŋ, -ɪŋ

Noun

kuping (plural kuping-kuping)

1. (anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)

   Synonym: telinga

2. (printing) peripheral column of the name of a newspaper which is often used for advertising purposes or for special news, usually the place to write the editorial structure, name of the publisher, address or telephone number, and advertising rates

Derived terms

• berkuping
• kupingan
• menguping
• mengupingi
• penguping

• kuping gajah
• kuping gitar
• kuping menjangan
• kuping tebal
• kuping tikus
• kuping wajan

Further reading

• “kuping”, 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

Javanese

Romanization

kuping

1. romanization of ꦏꦸꦥꦶꦁ

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese ꦏꦸꦥꦶꦁ (kuping, “ear”), either directly or via Betawi kuping.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /kupeŋ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kupɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -upeŋ, -peŋ, -eŋ
• Rhymes: -iŋ

Noun

kuping (Jawi spelling کوڤيڠ, plural kuping-kuping or kuping²)

1. (anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)

Synonyms

• telinga

Further reading

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

Sundanese

Etymology

From Javanese ꦏꦸꦥꦶꦁ (kuping).

Noun

kuping (Sundanese script ᮊᮥᮕᮤᮀ)

1. ear

   Synonyms: ceuli, cepil

Sundanese register set
lemes	{{{le}}}
lemes ka sorangan	kuping, mireng
lemes ka batur	dangu
loma	déngé
cohag	{{{co}}}

Verb

kuping (Sundanese script ᮊᮥᮕᮤᮀ, active nguping)

1. to listen

Derived terms

• dikuping
• kakuping
• nguping
• ngupingkeun

Further reading

• "KOEPING", in Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kuˈpiŋ/ [kʊˈpɪŋ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkupiŋ/ [ˈkuː.pɪŋ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -upiŋ
• Syllabification: ku‧ping

Adjective

kupíng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜒᜅ᜔)

1. dented (of cars, cans, etc.)

   Synonyms: yupi, kupi

2. irregularly shaped; twisted out of shape (of ears)

Derived terms

• kupingin

Noun

kuping (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜒᜅ᜔)

1. dent; fold (of cars, cans, etc.)

   Synonyms: yupi, kupi

2. condition of being irregularly shaped or twisted out of shape (of ears)