capung

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Balinese ᬘᬧᬸᬂ (capung, dragonfly).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕapuŋ/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧pung

Noun

capung

  1. dragonfly
    Synonym: kinjeng

Descendants

  • Indonesian: capung

References

  1. ^ Von de Wall, H. (1880), “*چاڤڠ tjāpoeng”, in Maleisch-Nederlandsch woordenboek [Malay-Dutch dictionary] (in Dutch), volume II, Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, page 6

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Betawi capung, from Balinese ᬘᬧᬸᬂ (capung, dragonfly), probably ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃapuŋ/ [ˈt͡ʃa.pʊŋ]
  • Rhymes: -apuŋ
  • Syllabification: ca‧pung

Noun

capung (plural capung-capung)

  1. dragonfly

Synonyms

Further reading