kupang

Bau Bidayuh

Noun

kupang

1. thigh (upper leg)

Brunei Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.paŋ/

Noun

kupang

1. mussel

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kupäŋ]

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

kupang (Jawi spelling کوڤڠ, plural kupang-kupang)

1. mussel

Synonyms

1. siput sudu

Etymology 2

Compare with Etymology 1 (the shell possibly once used as currency-token).

Alternatively compare with gubang, variant of kobang, possibly from Japanese 小判(こばん) (koban).

See also Etymology 3. Compare with Tagalog kupang.

Noun

kupang (Jawi spelling کوڤڠ, plural kupang-kupang)

1. an ancient Malay currency
2. an ancient unit of gold measure, equivalent to 161 taels or 4 candareens
3. (Northern Peninsular) a value of 10 sens or one tenth of a ringgit
4. (Kelantan) a value of 12 sens and a half
5. (Padang) a value of 50 sens

Synonyms

1. (10 sen) posen

Etymology 3

Compare with Proto-Philippine *kúpaŋ (a tall tree: Parkia spp.)

Noun

kupang (Jawi spelling کوڤڠ, plural kupang-kupang)

1. type of legume plant, Senna alata. Better as daun kupang
2. (Sabah) plant in the genus Parkia
3. (Sabah) Peltophorum pterocarpum

Synonyms

1. (Senna alata) gelenggang
2. (Parkia) petai

References

• Linehan, W. (1989 April) “Coins of Kelantan”, in Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society‎^[1], volume 12, number 2, pages 63-9

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkupaŋ/ [ˈkuː.pɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -upaŋ
• Syllabification: ku‧pang
• Homophone: Cupang

Noun

kupang (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜅ᜔)

1. Parkia timoriana (a species of tree)

   Synonym: amarang

2. counterweight or weight in a balance

   Synonyms: panimbang-bigat, panimbang, pabigat, pesas

Related terms

• Cupang

Further reading

• “kupang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018