kepak

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

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

kêpak (plural kepak-kepak)

1. wing

   Synonym: sayap

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

kèpak

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

• “kepak” 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.

• IPA^(key): /kəpaʔ/
• Rhymes: -paʔ, -aʔ

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

1. wing (of a bird)

   kepak ayam

   chicken wings

• sayap

• Indonesian: kepak

• “kepak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.