cabang

Indonesian

Etymology

Cognate of Malay cawang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃabaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ca‧bang

Noun

cabang (plural cabang-cabang, first-person possessive cabangku, second-person possessive cabangmu, third-person possessive cabangnya)

  1. branch:
    1. the woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
    2. any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.
    3. a location of an organization with several locations.
  2. prong, fork
    Synonyms: canggah, cagak, galah

Derived terms

  • bercabang
  • bercabang-cabang
  • cabang-bercabang
  • mempercabangkan
  • mencabang
  • mencabangkan
  • pencabangan
  • percabangan
  • secabang

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

  • cawang

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *cabaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *cabaŋ (bifurcation, forking). Doublet of cawang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃabaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -abaŋ, -baŋ, -aŋ

Noun

cabang (Jawi spelling چابڠ, plural cabang-cabang, informal 1st possessive cabangku, 2nd possessive cabangmu, 3rd possessive cabangnya)

  1. branch (of tree)
  2. any of the parts of something that divides
  3. a location of an organization with several locations
    Synonym: cawangan

Descendants

  • Indonesian: cabang

Further reading

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