capung

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay capung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃapʊŋ/
• Hyphenation: ca‧pung
• Rhymes: -pʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ

Noun

capung (plural capung-capung)

1. dragonfly

Alternative forms

• tjapung (superseded spelling)

Synonyms

• sibar
• sibur-sibur
• sipatung
• papatong
• pepatung (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “capung” 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

Noun

capung (Jawi spelling چاڤوڠ, plural capung-capung, informal 1st possessive capungku, 2nd possessive capungmu, 3rd possessive capungnya)

1. dragonfly

Descendants

• Indonesian: capung

Further reading

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