kacang

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Compare Malay kacang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kat͡ʃaŋ/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧cang

Noun

kacang

  1. nut (hard-shelled seed)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkat͡ʃaŋ/ [ˈka.t͡ʃaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -at͡ʃaŋ
  • Syllabification: ka‧cang

Etymology 1

From Malay kacang.

Noun

kacang (plural kacang-kacang)

  1. bean
  2. nut
  3. peanut
  4. legume

Affixed terms

  • kacang-kacangan
  • kacangan
  • mengacangi
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Root

kacang

  1. non-meaningful word, sometimes used to indicate indifference

Affixed terms

  • dikacangi
  • memperkacang
  • mengacang

References

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese kacaṅ.

Noun

kacang

  1. bean

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)

  1. nut
  2. bean

Adjective

kacang (Jawi spelling کاچڠ, plural kacang-kacang)

  1. (figurative, colloquial) easy as pie; very easy
    Kacang je peperiksaan ni.
    The exam is easy as pie.

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