capgome

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 十五暝 (cha̍p-gō͘-mêe, “Lantern Festival”, literally “night of the fifteen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃapˈɡome]
• Hyphenation: cap‧go‧mé

Noun

capgomé (plural capgome-capgome)

1. Lantern Festival.

Further reading

• “capgome” 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.