kakang

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦏꦁ (kakang). Doublet of kakak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkakaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧kang

Noun

kakang (plural kakang-kakang)

  1. (dialect) elder brother

Synonyms

Thesaurus:abang

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

kakang

  1. romanization of ꦏꦏꦁ

Malay

Etymology

Variant of kakak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kakaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -akaŋ, -kaŋ, -aŋ

Noun

kakang

  1. older sister
  2. older sibling (rare)
  3. older brother (rare)

Synonyms

Osing

Alternative forms

  • kang (shortened form)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ˈkaŋ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ka‧kang
  • Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

kakang

  1. elder brother
  2. term of address for an older young man

Tok Pisin

Noun

kakang

  1. barbed wire