Kangean

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Kangean kangean or kangayan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.ŋe.an/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧nge‧an

Adjective

Kangean (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Kangeans.
    Synonym: (nonstandard) Kangeanic

Noun

Kangean (plural Kangeans)

  1. An Eastern Javanic person, whose forebears were from the Kangean
  2. An inhabitant of Kangean
  3. A member of an Eastern Javanic-speaking community
  4. A Kangean chicken.

Proper noun

Kangean

  1. An island of East Java, Indonesia.
    Synonym: Kangean Island
  2. An archipelago of East Java, Indonesia consisting of Kangean Island and its surrounding islands.
    Synonym: Kangean Archipelago
  3. (uncountable) An Eastern Javanic language primarily spoken in Kangean Archipelago.
    Synonyms: Kangeanic, Kangeanese

Holonyms

  • (archipelago): Kangean Archipelago

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