kerapu

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kerapu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀapu (“the sea perch, giant rock cod, giant grouper, Epinephelus spp.”).

Cognates

Cognate with Tausug kulapu, Pangutaran Sama kulapu, Cebuano pugapo, Bikol Central pugapo, Ilocano kurapo, Tagalog kulapo, Tiruray kurafu, Ivatan korapo, Yami kozapo, Palauan ksaw and Sundanese kurapu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈra.pu/
• Rhymes: -pu
• Hyphenation: kê‧ra‧pu

Noun

kêrapu

1. grouper (fish)

Further reading

• “kerapu” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀapu (“the sea perch, giant rock cod, giant grouper, Epinephelus spp.”). Compare Indonesian kerapu, Tausug kulapu, Pangutaran Sama kulapu, Cebuano pugapo, Bikol Central pugapo, Ilocano kurapo, Tagalog kulapo, Tiruray kurafu, Ivatan korapo, Yami kozapo, Palauan ksaw and Sundanese kurapu.

Noun

kerapu (Jawi spelling کراڤو, plural kerapu-kerapu, informal 1st possessive kerapuku, 2nd possessive kerapumu, 3rd possessive kerapunya)

1. grouper (fish)

Further reading

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