kepiting
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kepiting. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
kepiting (plural kepiting-kepiting)
See also
- rajungan (“swimming crab”)
- yuyu
Further reading
- “kepiting”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
kepiting (Jawi spelling کڤيتيڠ, plural kepiting-kepiting or kepiting2)
Further reading
- "kepiting" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017