kangkung

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkaŋkuŋ/ [ˈkaŋ.kʊŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋkuŋ
  • Syllabification: kang‧kung

Etymology 1

From Malay kangkung, possibly from Hokkien 孔 (kháng, “hole”) +‎ 空 (khong, “empty, hollow”). Cognate to Tagalog kangkong.

Noun

kangkung (plural kangkung-kangkung)

  1. water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Noun

kangkung (plural kangkung-kangkung)

  1. frog
    Synonym: katak

Further reading

Malay

Etymology 1

Possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaŋkuŋ, doublet of Proto-Philippine *taŋkuŋ (an edible plant, swamp cabbage: Ipomoea aquatica).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaŋkuŋ/ [ˈkaŋ.kuŋ]

Noun

kangkung (Jawi spelling کڠکوڠ, plural kangkung-kangkung)

  1. water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica).

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaŋkoŋ/

Noun

kangkung (Jawi spelling کڠکوڠ, plural kangkung-kangkung)

  1. frog, a kind of frog.
    Synonym: katak

References

  1. ^ Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *taŋkuŋ

Further reading

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