sinapang

Central Dusun

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay senapang, from Dutch snaphaan, from Middle Dutch snaphaen, ultimately from German Schnapphahn (robber on horseback).

Noun

sinapang

  1. rifle
    Momoguno tapa ku sinapang momobodil do tulanut.
    My father used a rifle to shoot the snake.

Maranao

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay senapang, from Dutch snaphaan, from Middle Dutch snaphaen, ultimately from German Schnapphahn (robber on horseback).

Noun

sinapang

  1. gun

Sundanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch snaphaan, from Middle Dutch snaphaen, ultimately from German Schnapphahn (robber on horseback). Compare Malay senapan and Indonesian senapang.

Noun

sinapang (Sundanese script ᮞᮤᮔᮕᮀ)

  1. rifle

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay senapang, from Dutch snaphaan, from Middle Dutch snaphaen, ultimately from German Schnapphahn (robber on horseback).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /sinapaŋ/ [sɪ.n̪aˈpaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: si‧na‧pang

Noun

sinapang (Sulat Sūg spelling سِنَفَڠْ)

  1. a long firearm (especially musket, rifle, or shotgun)
    In sinapang sin sundalu kiyawaꞌ sin mundu.
    The rifles of the soldiers were taken by the outlaws.