sempoa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sempoa, from Hokkien 算盤／算盘 (sǹg-pôaⁿ, “abacus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səmpoa/

Noun

sempoa (first-person possessive sempoaku, second-person possessive sempoamu, third-person possessive sempoanya)

1. abacus (calculating frame)

   Synonyms: dekak-dekak, swipoa, sipoa, cipoa, abakus

Malay

sempoa

Alternative forms

• sepua
• cepua
• suipoa

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 算盤／算盘 (sǹg-pôaⁿ).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /səmpoə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /səmpoa/
• Rhymes: -ə

Noun

sempoa

1. abacus (calculating frame)

Synonyms

• abakus
• dekak-dekak