cogan

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃoɡan/ [ˈt͡ʃo.ɡan]
• Rhymes: -oɡan
• Syllabification: co‧gan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay cogan, from Persian چوگان (čowgân).

Noun

cogan (plural cogan-cogan)

1. emblem, sign, symbol

   Synonyms: jata, jogan, lambang

2. motto

   Synonyms: moto, semboyan

3. (dialect: Riau Archipelago) spare part

   Synonyms: cadangan, serep, suku cadang

Derived terms

• cogan alam

Etymology 2

Noun

cogan (plural cogan-cogan)

1. (slang) syllabic abbreviation of cowok ganteng (“handsome boy”)

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Standard Malay usage can be seen in cogan.

See also

• cecan

Further reading

• “cogan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Alternative forms

• chogan (1924-1972)
• jogan

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چوگان (čowgân).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃoɡan/ [ˈt͡ʃo.ɡan]
• Rhymes: -oɡan, -an
• Hyphenation: co‧gan

Noun

cogan (Jawi spelling چوݢن, plural cogan-cogan or cogan²)

1. ensign, signum, standard

   Synonym: panji

2. (Palace Malay) mace, sceptre
3. ellipsis of cogan kata (“slogan”)

   Synonyms: kata-kata keramat, kata-kata semboyan, moto, slogan

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in cogan.

Derived terms

Affixations

• bercogan
• bercogankan

Compounds

• cogan agama (“a kind of ceremonial sceptre”)
• cogan alam (“a kind of ceremonial sceptre”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: cogan (inherited)

Further reading

• "cogan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "cogan" at PRPM first version)

Welsh

Etymology

cawg (“dish, bowl”) +‎ -an, from Middle Welsh kawc, from Proto-Brythonic *kọg, from Proto-Celtic *kaɸukos.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɡan/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkoːɡan/, /ˈkɔɡan/

Noun

cogan f (plural cogyn)

1. basin, cup, vessel

   Synonyms: dysgl, cwpan, llestr

Mutation

Mutated forms of cogan

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cogan	gogan	nghogan	chogan

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cogan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies