kuping

Balinese

Romanization

kuping

1. Romanization of ᬓᬸᬧᬶᬂ

Betawi

Etymology

From Malay kuping.

Noun

kuping

1. ear

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kuping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kupɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -upɪŋ, -pɪŋ, -ɪŋ

Noun

kuping (first-person possessive kupingku, second-person possessive kupingmu, third-person possessive kupingnya)

1. (anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)

Synonyms

• telinga

Derived terms

• berkuping
• menguping
• mengupingi
• penguping

 

• kuping gajah
• kuping menjangan
• kuping tebal
• kuping tikus

 

Further reading

• “kuping” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

kuping

1. Romanization of ꦏꦸꦥꦶꦁ

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /kupeŋ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kupɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -upeŋ, -peŋ, -eŋ
• Rhymes: -iŋ

Noun

kuping (Jawi spelling کوڤيڠ, plural kuping-kuping, informal 1st possessive kupingku, 2nd possessive kupingmu, 3rd possessive kupingnya)

1. (anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)

Synonyms

• telinga

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kuping (inherited)
• > Betawi: kuping (inherited)

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kuˈpiŋ/ [kʊˈpiŋ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkupiŋ/ [ˈku.pɪŋ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -upiŋ
• Syllabification: ku‧ping

Adjective

kupíng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜒᜅ᜔)

1. dented (of cars, cans, etc.)

   Synonyms: yupi, kupi

2. irregularly shaped; twisted out of shape (of ears)

Derived terms

• kupingin

 

Noun

kuping (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜒᜅ᜔)

1. dent; fold (of cars, cans, etc.)

   Synonyms: yupi, kupi

2. condition of being irregularly shaped or twisted out of shape (of ears)