empu

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay empu, from Old Javanese empu, mpu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əmpu. Doublet of ampu.

Pronunciation

Noun

êmpu (first-person possessive empuku, second-person possessive empumu, third-person possessive empunya)

  1. An honorific title applied to artists (especially craftsmen, as famous krismaker Empu Gandring) and scholars (or poets as Empu Tantular, Empu Sedah, Empu Panuluh) in ancient Javanese history.
  2. (rare) maestro: a master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.
    Synonym: maestro

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Derived terms

Noun

êmpu (first-person possessive empuku, second-person possessive empumu, third-person possessive empunya)

  1. head
    Synonyms: hulu, kepala

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əmpu. Doublet of ampu.

Pronunciation

Noun

empu

  1. An honorific title applied to artists (especially craftsmen, as famous krismaker Empu Gandring) and scholars (or poets as Empu Tantular, Empu Sedah, Empu Panuluh) in ancient Javanese history.
  2. Owner, master

Derived terms

Further reading

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əmpu.

Noun

empu

  1. Alternative form of mpu

Descendants

  • Indonesian: empu
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