cogan

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃoɡan/ [ˈt͡ʃo.ɡan]
• Rhymes: -oɡan
• Syllabification: co‧gan

Inherited from Malay cogan, from Persian چوگان (čowgân).

cogan (plural cogan-cogan)

1. emblem, sign, symbol
2. motto

   Synonym: moto

3. (dialect: Riau Archipelago) spare part

   Synonym: cadangan

cogan (plural cogan-cogan)

1. (slang) syllabic abbreviation of cowok ganteng (“handsome boy”)

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Standard Malay usage can be seen in cogan.

• cecan

• “cogan” 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.

• chogan (1924-1972)
• jogan

Borrowed from Persian چوگان (čowgân).

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃoɡan/ [ˈt͡ʃo.ɡan]
• Rhymes: -oɡan, -an
• Hyphenation: co‧gan

cogan (Jawi spelling چوݢن, plural cogan-cogan)

1. ensign, signum, standard^[1]

   Synonym: panji

2. (Palace Malay) mace, sceptre
3. ellipsis of cogan kata (“slogan”)

   Synonyms: kata-kata keramat, kata-kata semboyan, moto, slogan

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in cogan.

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

cawg (“dish, bowl”) +‎ -an, from Middle Welsh kawc, from Proto-Brythonic *kọg, from Proto-Celtic *kaɸukos.

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɡan/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkoːɡan/, /ˈkɔɡan/

cogan f (plural cogyn)

1. basin, cup, vessel

   Synonyms: dysgl, cwpan, llestr

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cogan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies