ꦕꦸꦥꦸ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese cupu, from Malay cepu, from Tamil செப்பு (ceppu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃu.pu/
• Rhymes: -pu
• Hyphenation: cu‧pu

Noun

ꦕꦸꦥꦸ (cupu)

1. small box or pot.
2. kneecap of large domesticated animals.

Descendants

• → Indonesian: cupu

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “cupu”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN