cerpu

See also: ĉerpu

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay cerpu, from Classical Malay cerpu, from Tamil செருப்பு (ceruppu, “leather sandals, slippers, shoe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃərˈpu]
• Hyphenation: cer‧pu

Noun

cerpu (plural cerpu-cerpu, first-person possessive cerpuku, second-person possessive cerpumu, third-person possessive cerpunya)

1. (obsolete) sandal.

   Synonyms: sandal, terompah

Alternative forms

• cerepu

Further reading

• “cerpu” 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.