cupang
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃupaŋ/ [ˈt͡ʃu.paŋ]
- Rhymes: -upaŋ
- Syllabification: cu‧pang
Etymology 1
Unknown
Noun
cupang (uncountable)
- hickey, love-bite.
Derived terms
- mencupang
Etymology 2
From Old Javanese cupaṅ (“name of a fish and of a vegetable”), ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].
Noun
cupang (plural cupang-cupang)
- betta, Siamese fighting fish
- Synonyms: ikan adu Siam, ikan laga
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Javanese [Term?].
Noun
cupang (plural cupang-cupang)
Further reading
- “cupang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.