musang

English

Etymology

From Malay musang.

Noun

musang (plural musangs)

1. The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), of South and Southeast Asia up to the Wallace Line.

Synonyms

• Asian palm civet
• coffee rat
• toddy cat

Anagrams

• Gusman, Magnus, Maungs, muangs, mungas

Bau Bidayuh

Noun

musang

1. civet (cat-like animal)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay musang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *musaŋ (“civet cat, Viverridae”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmusaŋ/
• Hyphenation: mu‧sang

Noun

musang (first-person possessive musangku, second-person possessive musangmu, third-person possessive musangnya)

1. civet (cat-sized animal)

Coordinate terms

• binturung
• dedes
• linsang
• luak
• luwak
• rase
• sigung
• teledu

 

Derived terms

• musang air
• musang akar
• musang bulan
• musang jebat
• musang keluai
• musang kesturi
• musang luwak

 

Further reading

• “musang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

musang (1)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *musaŋ (“civet cat and similar small predatory mammals of the family Viverridae”). Cognate with Tagalog musang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /musaŋ/
• Rhymes: -usaŋ, -saŋ, -aŋ

Noun

musang (Jawi spelling موسڠ, plural musang-musang, informal 1st possessive musangku, 2nd possessive musangmu, 3rd possessive musangnya)

1. civet (cat-like animal)
2. fox (Vulpes vulpes)

   Synonym: rubah

Descendants

• → English: musang
• Indonesian: musang
• → Chinese: 貓山王／猫山王 (māoshānwáng)
  • → English: mao shan wang

Further reading

• “musang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *musaŋ