cepu

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See also: CEPU, čepu, and čepů

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: cê‧pu

Etymology 1

From Malay cepu, from Tamil செப்பு (ceppu).

Noun

cepu (first-person possessive cepuku, second-person possessive cepumu, third-person possessive cepunya)

  1. small box
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Probably from Baba Malay chepuak (“belong to particular group”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

cepu (first-person possessive cepuku, second-person possessive cepumu, third-person possessive cepunya)

  1. police informant
  2. (slang) snitch

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Latvian

Verb

cepu

  1. first-person singular present/past indicative of cept

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil செப்பு (ceppu).

Pronunciation

Noun

cepu (Jawi spelling چڤو, plural cepu-cepu, informal 1st possessive cepuku, 2nd possessive cepumu, 3rd possessive cepunya)

  1. a round-lidded vessel made out of silver or wood etc. to store betel, tobacco, gambier etc.

Descendants

  • Indonesian: cepu
  • → Old Javanese: cupu
  • → Gayo: cerpu

Further reading

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛ.pu/
  • Rhymes: -ɛpu
  • Syllabification: ce‧pu

Noun

cepu m inan

  1. genitive singular of cep

Slovak

Noun

cepu

  1. dative singular of cep
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