cepu

See also: CEPU, čepu, and čepů

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃəˈpu]
• Hyphenation: cê‧pu

Etymology 1

From Malay cepu, from Tamil செப்பு (ceppu).

Noun

cepu (first-person possessive cepuku, second-person possessive cepumu, third-person possessive cepunya)

1. small box

Alternative forms

• cepuk
• cupu

Etymology 2

Probably from Baba Malay chepuak (“belong to particular group”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

cepu (first-person possessive cepuku, second-person possessive cepumu, third-person possessive cepunya)

1. police informant
2. (slang) snitch

Further reading

• “cepu” 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.

Latvian

Verb

cepu

1. first-person singular present/past indicative of cept

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil செப்பு (ceppu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəpu/
• Rhymes: -əpu, -pu, -u

Noun

cepu (Jawi spelling چڤو, plural cepu-cepu, informal 1st possessive cepuku, 2nd possessive cepumu, 3rd possessive cepunya)

1. a round-lidded vessel made out of silver or wood etc. to store betel, tobacco, gambier etc.

Descendants

• Indonesian: cepu
• → Old Javanese: cupu
  • > Javanese: ꦕꦸꦥꦸ (cupu) (inherited)
    • → Indonesian: cupu
• → Gayo: cerpu

Further reading

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

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛpu/
• Rhymes: -ɛpu
• Syllabification: ce‧pu

Noun

cepu m inan

1. genitive singular of cep

Slovak

Noun

cepu

1. dative singular of cep