acang

Brunei Malay

Alternative forms

• burung acang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.t͡ʃaŋ/

Noun

acang

1. pigeon (bird of the pigeon and dove family Columbidae)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈat͡ʃaŋ/ [ˈa.t͡ʃaŋ]
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃaŋ
• Syllabification: a‧cang

Etymology 1

Blend of alat (“tool”) +‎ canggih (“sophisticated”)

Noun

acang (plural acang-acang)

1. (obsolete, rare) gadget (electronics product)

   Synonym: gawai

Etymology 2

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

Noun

acang (plural acang-acang)

1. gage pole
2. erection (aceng)
3. messenger (acang-acang)
4. fish (acang-acang)

Further reading

• “acang” 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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *acaŋ (“dove, pigeon”).

The sense of "messenger" is probably from the use of domestic pigeons to send messages.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.t͡ʃaŋ]
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃaŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: a‧cang

Noun

acang (Jawi spelling اچڠ, plural acang-acang)

1. (Brunei) A pigeon (bird of the pigeon and dove family Columbidae).

   Synonym: merpati

2. A messenger, errand-boy. See acang-acang.

   Synonym: pesuruh

Further reading

• Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
• “acang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.