bepang

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 米芳 (bí-phang, “puffed rice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbepaŋ/ [ˈbe.paŋ]

Noun

bepang (Jawi spelling بيڤڠ, plural bepang-bepang, informal 1st possessive bepangku, 2nd possessive bepangmu, 3rd possessive bepangnya)

1. puffed rice

Further reading

• “bepang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.