cangkang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sundanese cangkang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaŋkaŋ/ [ˈt͡ʃaŋ.kaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋkaŋ
• Syllabification: cang‧kang

Noun

cangkang (plural cangkang-cangkang)

1. shell (of egg, molluscs, coconuts, etc.)

   cangkang telur ― eggshell

Sundanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaŋkaŋ/
• Hyphenation: cang‧kang

Noun

cangkang (Sundanese script ᮎᮀᮊᮀ)

1. fruit peel or husk
2. shell (of egg, molluscs, coconuts, etc.)
3. empty packaging (such as matchboxes, cigarette pack, ketupat wrappers, etc.)

Further reading

• Maman Sumantri, et al. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia
• "TJANGKANG", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij