sepur

Indonesian

sepur (1)

sepur (2)

Etymology

From Dutch spoor (“railway”), from Middle Dutch spor, from Old Dutch *spor, from Proto-Germanic *spurą, from Proto-Indo-European *sperH-.

• Semantic loan from Javanese ꦱꦼꦥꦸꦂ (sepur, “train”) for "train" sense, see above.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈpur/ [səˈpʊr]
• Rhymes: -ur
• Syllabification: se‧pur

Noun

sêpur (plural sepur-sepur)

1. (rail transport) railway track, track gauge

   Synonyms: jalur, rel

   Awas kereta api. Dua sepur. ― Be careful of the train. Double track.

2. (colloquial, Central Java, Yogyakarta) train

   Synonyms: kereta, kereta api

Further reading

• “sepur” 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

sepur

1. Romanization of ꦱꦼꦥꦸꦂ.