acang

== Brunei Malay == === Alternative forms === burung acang === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.t͡ʃaŋ/ === Noun === acang pigeon (bird of the pigeon and dove family Columbidae) == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈat͡ʃaŋ/ [ˈa.t͡ʃaŋ] Rhymes: -at͡ʃaŋ Syllabification: a‧cang === Etymology 1 === Blend of alat (“tool”) +‎ canggih (“sophisticated”). ==== Noun ==== acang (plural acang-acang) (obsolete, rare) gadget (electronics product) Synonym: gawai === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== acang (plural acang-acang) gage pole erection (aceng) messenger (acang-acang) fish (acang-acang) === Further reading === “acang”, 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 == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *acaŋ (“dove, pigeon”). The sense of "messenger" is probably from the use of domestic pigeons to send messages. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [a.t͡ʃaŋ] Rhymes: -t͡ʃaŋ, -aŋ Hyphenation: a‧cang === Noun === acang (Jawi spelling اچڠ, plural acang-acang or acang2) (Brunei) A pigeon (bird of the pigeon and dove family Columbidae). Synonym: merpati A messenger, errand-boy. See acang-acang. Synonym: pesuruh === References === === Further reading === Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965. "acang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017