rempah

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rəm.pah/
• Rhymes: -pah, -ah
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [rəmˈpäh~ɾəmˈpäh]

Noun

rempah (Jawi spelling رمڤه, plural rempah-rempah or rempah-ratus, informal 1st possessive rempahku, 2nd possessive rempahmu, 3rd possessive rempahnya)

1. spice

Synonyms

• (Indonesian) bumbu

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• perempah [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• rempahi [causative (locative) benefactive] (-i)
• merempah [agent focus] (meN-)
• merempahi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• merempah-rempahi [reduplication + agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (redup + meN- + -i)
• dirempah [patient focus] (di-)
• dirempahi [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
• berempah [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: rempah
• → Tausug: lampa

Further reading

• “rempah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.