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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay jampi, from Sanskrit जप (japa, “muttering prayer”). Equivalent to *japa + -em-.
Pronunciation
Noun
jampi (plural jampi-jampi, first-person possessive jampiku, second-person possessive jampimu, third-person possessive jampinya)
- spell (a formula supposed to have magical powers)
- Synonym: mantra
Derived terms
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
jampi
- Romanization of ꦗꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit जप (japa, “muttering prayer”). Equivalent to *japa + -em-.
Pronunciation
Noun
jampi (Jawi spelling جمڤي, plural jampi-jampi, informal 1st possessive jampiku, 2nd possessive jampimu, 3rd possessive jampinya)
- spell (a formula supposed to have magical powers)
- Synonym: mantera
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
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Descendants
Further reading
Old Javanese
Etymology
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Noun
jampi
- medicine, cure, remedy
- Synonyms: jampi, jampyan, oṣadha, oṣadhi, tamba, tambā, uṣadha, uwat, waidya, wedya
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- "jampi" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.