kipsiau

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 急燒／急烧 (kiap-sio / kip-sio).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɪpˈsiau̪]
• Hyphenation: kip‧si‧au

Noun

kipsiau (first-person possessive kipsiauku, second-person possessive kipsiaumu, third-person possessive kipsiaunya)

1. teapot.

   Synonym: teko

2. kettle.

   Synonym: cerek

Further reading

• “kipsiau” 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.