kerupuk

English

Noun

kerupuk

1. Alternative form of krupuk

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ (krupuk), from Old Javanese kěrupuk (“crunchy flake”), probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkə.rʊ.pʊk/
• Hyphenation: ke‧ru‧puk

Noun

kerupuk

1. deep-fried crackers (prawn cracker, fish cracker, etc.) originally from Javanese cuisine

Adjective

kerupuk

1. confusion

Alternative forms

• krupuk

Derived terms

• kerupukan

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kerupuk (“confusion”)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈrupʊk̚]
• Hyphenation: kê‧ru‧puk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ (krupuk), from Old Javanese kěrupuk (“crunchy flake”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka- +‎ *rupuk (“crack”), probably onomatopoeic. Cognate with Malay keropok, Tagalog kropek. Doublet of keropok.

Noun

kêrupuk (first-person possessive kerupukku, second-person possessive kerupukmu, third-person possessive kerupuknya)

1. kroepoek: prawn crackers, or any other deep-fried crackers from Indonesian (Javanese) cuisine

Alternative forms

• krupuk
• kroepoek

Derived terms

• kerupuk jangat
• kerupuk kulit
• kerupuk melarat
• kerupuk mi
• kerupuk palembang
• kerupuk rambak
• kerupuk udang

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Betawi kerupuk, from Javanese ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ (krupuk).

Adjective

kerupuk

1. (Betawi) confusion

   Synonym: bingung

Derived terms

• kerupukan

 

Further reading

• “kerupuk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.