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English
Noun
kerupuk
- Alternative form of krupuk
Betawi
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ (krupuk), from Old Javanese kěrupuk (“crunchy flake”), probably onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkə.rʊ.pʊk/
- Hyphenation: ke‧ru‧puk
Noun
kerupuk
- deep-fried crackers (prawn cracker, fish cracker, etc.) originally from Javanese cuisine
Adjective
kerupuk
- confusion
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: kerupuk (“confusion”)
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ (krupuk), from Old Javanese kěrupuk (“crunchy flake”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka- + *rupuk (“crack”), probably onomatopoeic. Cognate with Malay keropok, Tagalog kropek. Doublet of keropok.
Noun
kêrupuk (first-person possessive kerupukku, second-person possessive kerupukmu, third-person possessive kerupuknya)
- krupuk (prawn crackers, or any other deep-fried crackers from Indonesian (Javanese) cuisine)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Betawi kerupuk, from Javanese ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ (krupuk).
Adjective
kerupuk
- (Jakarta) confusion
- Synonym: bingung
Derived terms
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