kupang

Bau Bidayuh

Noun

kupang

1. thigh (upper leg)

Brunei Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.paŋ/

Noun

kupang

1. mussel

Malay

Etymology

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Noun

kupang (Jawi spelling کوڤڠ, plural kupang-kupang, informal 1st possessive kupangku, 2nd possessive kupangmu, 3rd possessive kupangnya)

1. mussel
2. an ancient Malay currency
3. an ancient unit of gold measure, equivalent to 161 taels or 4 candareens
4. (Northern Peninsular) a value of 10 sen or one tenth of a ringgit

References

• Linehan, W. (1989 April) “Coins of Kelantan”, in Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society‎^[1], volume 12, number 2, pages 63-9

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkupaŋ/ [ˈkuː.pɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -upaŋ
• Syllabification: ku‧pang
• Homophone: Cupang

Noun

kupang (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜅ᜔)

1. Parkia timoriana (a species of tree)

   Synonym: amarang

2. counterweight or weight in a balance

   Synonyms: panimbang-bigat, panimbang, pabigat, pesas

Related terms

• Cupang

Further reading

• “kupang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018