Nyepi

English

Proper noun

Nyepi (plural Nyepis)

1. A Hindu Balinese day of silence, fasting, and meditation that falls on Bali's Lunar New Year.

Anagrams

• Piney, piney

Indonesian

Etymology

Reconstructed as meng- +‎ sepi, from Balinese ᬜᭂᬧᬶ (nyepi, “to be quiet”). Doublet of mênyêpi. Cognate of Javanese ꦚꦼꦥꦶ (nyepi, “to be desolate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲəˈpi/
• Rhymes: -pi, -i
• Hyphenation: Nyê‧pi

Proper noun

Nyêpi

1. (Hinduism) Nyepi: A Hindu Balinese day of silence, fasting and meditation that falls on Bali's Lunar New Year.

Further reading

• “Nyepi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.