"acang" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Brunei Malay]

IPA: /a.t͡ʃaŋ/ Forms: burung acang [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|kxd|noun}} acang
  1. pigeon (bird of the pigeon and dove family Columbidae)
    Sense id: en-acang-kxd-noun-YMI-G~yi Categories (other): Brunei Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Birds, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 70 3 5 2 7 2 2 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 3 5 2 6 2 2 8

Noun [Indonesian]

IPA: /ˈat͡ʃaŋ/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˈa.t͡ʃaŋ] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: acang-acang [plural]
Rhymes: -at͡ʃaŋ Etymology: Blend of alat (“tool”) + canggih (“sophisticated”) Etymology templates: {{blend|id|alat|canggih|t1=tool|t2=sophisticated}} Blend of alat (“tool”) + canggih (“sophisticated”) Head templates: {{id-noun}} acang (plural acang-acang)
  1. (obsolete, rare) gadget (electronics product) Tags: obsolete, rare Synonyms: gawai
    Sense id: en-acang-id-noun-ktQvl5w0 Categories (other): Indonesian blends
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Indonesian]

IPA: /ˈat͡ʃaŋ/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˈa.t͡ʃaŋ] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: acang-acang [plural]
Rhymes: -at͡ʃaŋ Head templates: {{id-noun}} acang (plural acang-acang)
  1. gage pole
    Sense id: en-acang-id-noun-nGfgW-Ul
  2. erection (aceng)
    Sense id: en-acang-id-noun-s1zZ7PTo
  3. messenger (acang-acang)
    Sense id: en-acang-id-noun-jCd~rx5S Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 29 8 12 48 3
  4. fish (acang-acang)
    Sense id: en-acang-id-noun-4-3drEhA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Malay]

IPA: [a.t͡ʃaŋ] Forms: اچڠ [Jawi], acang-acang [plural]
Rhymes: -t͡ʃaŋ, -aŋ Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *acaŋ (“dove, pigeon”). The sense of "messenger" is probably from the use of domestic pigeons to send messages. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*acaŋ||dove, pigeon|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *acaŋ (“dove, pigeon”), {{inh+|ms|poz-pro|*acaŋ|t=dove, pigeon}} Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *acaŋ (“dove, pigeon”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=اچڠ}} acang (Jawi spelling اچڠ, plural acang-acang)
  1. (Brunei) A pigeon (bird of the pigeon and dove family Columbidae). Tags: Brunei Synonyms: merpati
    Sense id: en-acang-ms-noun-2ikyzotp Categories (other): Bruneian Malay
  2. A messenger, errand-boy. See acang-acang. Synonyms: pesuruh
    Sense id: en-acang-ms-noun-ZA~AMLr3 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 6 94

Alternative forms

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