kacapuri

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Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kaca (“glass”) +‎ puri (“castle; palace”), ultimately from Old Javanese kacapuri (“part of a building; enclosing wall or fence”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.t͡ʃaˈpu.ri/,
  • Rhymes: -ri
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ca‧pu‧ri

Noun

kacapuri (plural kacapuri-kacapuri)

  1. main house
  2. central palace
  3. (archaic) brick wall
  4. pink nail base

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

kacapuri

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦕꦥꦸꦫꦶ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Compound of kaca (“glass”) +‎ puri, purī (“castle; palace”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.t͡ʃa.pu.ri/
  • Rhymes: -ri
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ca‧pu‧ri

Noun

kacapuri

  1. part of a building
  2. enclosing wall or fence

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • "kacapuri" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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