ꦕꦧꦺ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese cabe, cabya, cawya, cawi (“pepper”), from Sanskrit चव्य, चवि (cavya, cavi, “Piper chaba”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃa.be/
• Rhymes: -be
• Hyphenation: ca‧bé

Noun

ꦕꦧꦺ (cabé)

1. (botany) Javanese long pepper, Balinese long pepper (Piper retrofractum).

Derived terms

• ꦚꦧꦺ (nyabé)

 

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “cabé”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN