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musang

English

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Etymology

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From Malay musang.

Noun

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musang (plural musangs)

  1. The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), of South and Southeast Asia up to the Wallace Line.

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Bau Bidayuh

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Noun

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musang

  1. civet (cat-like animal)

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay musang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *musaŋ (“civet cat, Viverridae”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmusaŋ/
  • Hyphenation: mu‧sang

Noun

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musang (first-person possessive musangku, second-person possessive musangmu, third-person possessive musangnya)

  1. civet (cat-sized animal)

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Malay

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musang (1)

Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *musaŋ (“civet cat and similar small predatory mammals of the family Viverridae”). Cognate with Tagalog musang.

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Noun

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musang (Jawi spelling موسڠ, plural musang-musang, informal 1st possessive musangku, 2nd possessive musangmu, 3rd possessive musangnya)

  1. civet (cat-like animal)
  2. fox (Vulpes vulpes)
    Synonym: rubah

Descendants

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  • → English: musang
  • Indonesian: musang
  • → Chinese: 貓山王／猫山王 (māoshānwáng)

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