ampu
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From ampua (“to shoot, detonate”), either ampua + -u or as a back-formation.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ampu (informal)
- blast, detonation, explosion
- Synonyms: paukku, räjähdys, räjäytys
- Ampu tulee!
- Fire in the hole!
- Kaikki räjäytykset videoidaan useammalla suurnopeuskameralla, ja ampujen analysointi on auttanut kehittämään räjäytystekniikkaa.
- All blastings are recorded with multiple high-speed video cameras, and the analysis of the detonations has helped in improving the blasting techniques.
Declension edit
Not usually inflected.
Inflection of ampu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | ampu | amput | ||
genitive | ampun | ampujen | ||
partitive | ampua | ampuja | ||
illative | ampuun | ampuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | ampu | amput | ||
accusative | nom. | ampu | amput | |
gen. | ampun | |||
genitive | ampun | ampujen | ||
partitive | ampua | ampuja | ||
inessive | ampussa | ampuissa | ||
elative | ampusta | ampuista | ||
illative | ampuun | ampuihin | ||
adessive | ampulla | ampuilla | ||
ablative | ampulta | ampuilta | ||
allative | ampulle | ampuille | ||
essive | ampuna | ampuina | ||
translative | ampuksi | ampuiksi | ||
abessive | amputta | ampuitta | ||
instructive | — | ampuin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
- ampu tulee (“fire in the hole”)
- ampuhaukka
Further reading edit
- “ampu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Malay ampu (“to support”). Doublet of empu.
Verb edit
ampu
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
ampu (first-person possessive ampuku, second-person possessive ampumu, third-person possessive ampunya)
- Alternative form of empu
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Buginese [Term?]
Noun edit
ampu (first-person possessive ampuku, second-person possessive ampumu, third-person possessive ampunya)
Further reading edit
- “ampu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
ampu
- Romanization of ꦲꦩ꧀ꦥꦸ
Old Javanese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *empu. Cognate with Toba Batak ompu, Malay perempuan.
Noun edit
ampu
- a distinguished person
- religious persons (brahmans and others)
- sir, master, lord
- the honorable or reverend
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- "ampu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.