cabang

Indonesian

Etymology

Cognate of Malay cawang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃabaŋ]
• Hyphenation: ca‧bang

Noun

cabang (plural cabang-cabang, first-person possessive cabangku, second-person possessive cabangmu, third-person possessive cabangnya)

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

Derived terms

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

 

Further reading

• “cabang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• cawang

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, informal 1st possessive cabangku, 2nd possessive cabangmu, 3rd possessive cabangnya)

1. branch (of tree)
2. any of the parts of something that divides
3. a location of an organization with several locations

   Synonym: cawangan

Descendants

• Indonesian: cabang

Further reading

• “cabang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.