Katjang
Definition & Context
Noun
A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas.
Seeds or fruits of certain plants typically high in protein and enclosed in pods. This term is the archaic spelling for “peanut” or “bean”.
Synonyms & Variants
katjang
Spelling used during the Soewandi transitional period.
kacang tanah
Specifically refers to peanuts grown in the ground.
kacang-kacangan
Reduplicated form for pluralization.
kacang buncis
A vegetable bean variety.
Usage Notes or Etymology
This word is the spelling of kacang within the Van Ophuijsen orthography system used from 1901 to 1947. The grapheme tj represented the c sound and j represented the y sound during that era. In the Soewandi Spelling (Republic Spelling) starting in 1947, the word remained katjang as it kept the tj digraph while changing oe to u. It was only after the 1972 Ejaan Yang Disempurnakan (EYD) implementation that it became kacang, removing the t from the consonant cluster.
Real-world Usage
Tadi pagi saja memboeat roti isi katjang. (Tadi pagi saya membuat roti isi kacang.)
English Translation
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