kepompong
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kepompong, possibly from ke- + pompong.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈpompoŋ/ [kəˈpom.pɔŋ]
- Rhymes: -ompoŋ
- Syllabification: ke‧pom‧pong
Noun
kêpompong (plural kepompong-kepompong)
- chrysalis (the pupa of a butterfly or moth)
Further reading
- “kepompong”, 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
Pronunciation
Noun
kepompong (Jawi spelling کڤومڤوڠ, plural kepompong-kepompong)
Further reading
- “kepompong”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017