koyan

English

Noun

koyan (plural koyans)

1. Alternative form of kojang (“former unit of weight”)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkojan/ [ˈko.jan]
• Rhymes: -ojan
• Syllabification: ko‧yan

Noun

koyan (first-person possessive koyanku, second-person possessive koyanmu, third-person possessive koyannya)

1. A former unit of weight equivalent to around 27 to 40 piculs

Further reading

• “koyan” 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.

Sundanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkojan/
• Hyphenation: ko‧yan

Noun

koyan (Sundanese script ᮊᮧᮚᮔ᮪)

1. A former unit of weight equivalent to around 30 piculs

Further reading

• Maman Sumantri, et al. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia

• "KOJAN", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij