kepak

See also: Kepák

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay kepak, probably from ke- +‎ *pak, which is onomatopoeic. Cognate of Tagalog pakpak (“wing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈpak̚]
• Hyphenation: kê‧pak

Noun

kêpak (plural kepak-kepak)

1. wing

   Synonym: sayap

Derived terms

• berkepak
• berkepak-kepak
• mengepak-ngepakkan
• mengepakkan
• terkepak-kepak

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛpak̚]
• Hyphenation: kè‧pak

Verb

kèpak

1. (rare) infinitive, imperative, and colloquial of mengepak (“to carry on someone hip”)

Derived terms

• mengepak
• terkepak

Further reading

• “kepak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kəˈpak/ [kəˈpaʔ]
• Rhymes: -paʔ, -aʔ
• Hyphenation: ke‧pak

Noun

kepak (Jawi spelling کڤق or کيڤق, plural kepak-kepak or kepak²)

1. wing (of a bird or aerial animal)

   Synonym: sayap

   kepak ayam

   chicken wings

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kepak (inherited)

Further reading

• "kepak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017