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Indonesian
Etymology
From Hokkien 卜杯 (pok poe, literally “to divine moon blocks”), from 卜 (pok, “to divine”) + 杯 (poe, “moon blocks”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaʔpui̯/
- Hyphenation: pak‧pui
Noun
pakpui (first-person possessive pakpuiku, second-person possessive pakpuimu, third-person possessive pakpuinya)
- (Chinese folk religion, Taoism) divination
- Synonym: ramalan
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