kacang
Brunei Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kat͡ʃaŋ/
- Hyphenation: ka‧cang
Noun
kacang
- nut (hard-shelled seed)
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkat͡ʃaŋ/ [ˈka.t͡ʃaŋ]
- Rhymes: -at͡ʃaŋ
- Syllabification: ka‧cang
Etymology 1
Noun
kacang (plural kacang-kacang)
Affixed terms
- kacang-kacangan
- kacangan
- mengacangi
Derived terms
Derived terms
- kacang polong
- kacang kapri
- kacang arab
- kacang tolo
- kacang tanah
- kacang tapir
- kacang tunggak
- kacang tupai
- kacang rusa
- kacang rebus
- kacang pelanduk
- kacang parang
- kacang panjang
- kacang otok
- kacang ose
- kacang miang
- kacang mete
- kacang merah
- kacang mentik
- kacang mede
- kacang macan
- kacang kidang
- kacang keling
- kacang kedelai
- kacang kara
- kacang kaji
- kacang hijau
- kacang goreng
- kacang garing
- kacang gajah
- kacang dieng
- kacang dal
- kacang dadap
- kacang cina
- kacang buncis
- kacang botor
- kacang bogor
- kacang banteng
- kacang bandung
- kacang babi
- kacang anoa
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Root
kacang
- non-meaningful word, sometimes used to indicate indifference
Affixed terms
- dikacangi
- memperkacang
- mengacang
References
- “kacang” 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.
Javanese
Etymology
From Old Javanese kacaṅ.
Noun
kacang
Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kät͡ʃäŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
Noun
kacang (Jawi spelling کاچڠ, plural kacang-kacang)
Adjective
kacang (Jawi spelling کاچڠ, plural kacang-kacang)
- (figurative, colloquial) easy as pie; very easy
- Kacang je peperiksaan ni.
- The exam is easy as pie.
Further reading
- “kacang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.