jampi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jampi, from Sanskrit जप (japa, “muttering prayer”). Equivalent to *japa +‎ -em-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒampi]
• Hyphenation: jam‧pi

Noun

jampi (plural jampi-jampi, first-person possessive jampiku, second-person possessive jampimu, third-person possessive jampinya)

1. spell (a formula supposed to have magical powers)

   Synonym: mantra

Derived terms

• berjampi
• jampi-jampi
• jampian
• jejampi
• menjampi
• menjampikan

 

Further reading

• “jampi” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

jampi

1. Romanization of ꦗꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit जप (japa, “muttering prayer”). Equivalent to *japa +‎ -em-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒampi/
• Rhymes: -pi, -i

Noun

jampi (Jawi spelling جمڤي, plural jampi-jampi, informal 1st possessive jampiku, 2nd possessive jampimu, 3rd possessive jampinya)

1. spell (a formula supposed to have magical powers)

   Synonym: mantera

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penjampi [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penjampian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• jampian [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• kejampian [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• jampi-jampi [reduplication] (redup)
• menjampi [agent focus] (meN-)
• menjampikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dijampi [patient focus] (di-)
• dijampikan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terjampi [agentless action] (teR-)
• berjampi [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• jejampi

Descendants

• Indonesian: jampi

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

Etymology

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Noun

jampi

1. medicine, cure, remedy

   Synonyms: jampi, jampyan, oṣadha, oṣadhi, tamba, tambā, uṣadha, uwat, waidya, wedya

Derived terms

• ajampyan
• aṅjampi
• jampyan
• jinampyakĕn
• jinampyan
• makajampyan

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦗꦩ꧀ꦥꦶ (jampi)

Further reading

• "jampi" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.