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kupang

  1. thigh (upper leg)

Brunei Malay

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kupang

  1. mussel

Malay

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Etymology 1

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Unknown.

Noun

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

  1. mussel

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  1. siput sudu

Etymology 2

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Compare with Etymology 1 (the shell possibly once used as currency-token).

Alternatively compare with gubang, variant of kobang, possibly from Japanese 小判(こばん) (koban).

See also Etymology 3. Compare with Tagalog kupang.

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

  1. an ancient Malay currency
  2. an ancient unit of gold measure, equivalent to 161 taels or 4 candareens
  3. (Northern Peninsular) a value of 10 sens or one tenth of a ringgit
  4. (Kelantan) a value of 12 sens and a half
  5. (Padang) a value of 50 sens

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  1. (10 sen) posen

Etymology 3

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Compare with Proto-Philippine *kúpaŋ (a tall tree: Parkia spp.)

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

  1. type of legume plant, Senna alata. Better as daun kupang
  2. (Sabah) plant in the genus Parkia
  3. (Sabah) Peltophorum pterocarpum

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  1. (Senna alata) gelenggang
  2. (Parkia) petai

References

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  • 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

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  • kupang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.

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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
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Further reading

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