papatong

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sundanese ᮕᮕᮒᮧᮀ (papatong). Cognate of Malay pepatung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈpatɔŋ/
• Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧tong
• Rhymes: -tɔŋ, -ɔŋ, -ŋ

Noun

papatong (plural papatong-papatong, first-person possessive papatongku, second-person possessive papatongmu, third-person possessive papatongnya)

1. dragonfly

Synonyms

• capung
• sibar
• sibur-sibur
• sipatung
• pepatung (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “papatong” 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.