cabang

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Malay cabang, from Proto-Malayic *cabaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *cabaŋ (bifurcation, forking). Cognate of Malay cawang.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃabaŋ/ [ˈt͡ʃa.baŋ]
  • Rhymes: -abaŋ
  • Syllabification: ca‧bang

Noun

cabang (plural cabang-cabang)

  1. branch:
    1. the woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing
    2. any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree
    3. a location of an organization with several locations
  2. prong, fork
    Synonyms: canggah, cagak, galah
  3. affiliation, chapter
  4. (linguistics) subdivision (of a family of languages)
  5. division (of a body of learning)

Hyponyms

  • cabang asimtotik raksasa
  • cabang kipas
  • cabang lomba
  • cabang olahraga
  • cabang ortotrop
  • cabang pembantu
  • cabang pohon
  • cabang sauk
  • cabang seni
  • cabang tenggorok

Derived terms

  • bercabang
  • bercabang-cabang
  • cabang-bercabang
  • mempercabangkan
  • mencabang
  • mencabangkan
  • pencabangan
  • percabangan
  • secabang

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

cabang

  1. romanization of ꦕꦧꦁ

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *cabaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *cabaŋ (bifurcation, forking). Doublet of cawang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃabaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -abaŋ, -baŋ, -aŋ

Noun

cabang (Jawi spelling چابڠ, plural cabang-cabang or cabang2)

  1. branch (of tree)
    Synonym: dahan
  2. any of the parts of something that divides
  3. a location of an organisation with several locations
    Synonym: cawangan

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: cabang (inherited)

Further reading