cepu

See also: CEPU, čepu, and čepů

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃəˈpu]
• Hyphenation: cê‧pu

Etymology 1

From Malay cepu, from Tamil செப்பு (ceppu).

Noun

cepu (uncountable)

1. small box

Alternative forms

• cepuk
• cupu

Etymology 2

Probably from Baba Malay chepuak (“belong to particular group”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

cepu (uncountable)

1. police informant
2. (slang) snitch

Further reading

• “cepu” 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.

Latvian

Verb

cepu

1. first-person singular present/past indicative of cept

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil செப்பு (ceppu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəpu/
• Rhymes: -əpu, -pu, -u

Noun

cepu (Jawi spelling چڤو, plural cepu-cepu, informal 1st possessive cepuku, 2nd possessive cepumu, 3rd possessive cepunya)

1. a round-lidded vessel made out of silver or wood etc. to store betel, tobacco, gambier etc.

Descendants

• Indonesian: cepu
• → Old Javanese: cupu
  • > Javanese: ꦕꦸꦥꦸ (cupu) (inherited)
    • → Indonesian: cupu
• → Gayo: cerpu

Further reading

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

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛ.pu/
• Rhymes: -ɛpu
• Syllabification: ce‧pu

Noun

cepu m inan

1. genitive singular of cep

Slovak

Noun

cepu

1. dative singular of cep