Brunei Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese garfo, from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin graphium. Cognate with Malay garpu (fork).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡarpu/, /ɡərpu/
  • Hyphenation: gar‧pu

Noun

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garpu

  1. fork (eating utensil with spikes)

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Indonesian

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garpu

Etymology

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From Malay garpu, from Portuguese garfo, from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin graphium.

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Noun

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garpu (plural garpu-garpu, first-person possessive garpuku, second-person possessive garpumu, third-person possessive garpunya)

  1. fork (eating utensil with spikes)
    Synonym: porok

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Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese garfo, from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin graphium.

Pronunciation

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garpu (Jawi spelling ݢرڤو, plural garpu-garpu, informal 1st possessive garpuku, 2nd possessive garpumu, 3rd possessive garpunya)

  1. fork (eating utensil with spikes)

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