ꦕꦼꦥꦸꦫꦶ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese kacapuri (“part of a building; enclosing wall or fence”). Doublet of ꦏꦕꦥꦸꦫꦶ (kacapuri), ꦕꦥꦸꦫꦶ (capuri), and ꦕꦼꦥꦸꦫꦶ (cepuri).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.pu.ri/
• Rhymes: -ri
• Hyphenation: ce‧pu‧ri

Noun

ꦕꦼꦥꦸꦫꦶ (cepuri)

1. masonry wall around a house or garden.
2. (archaic) betel-box.
3. (literary) side hole of a grave for laying the corpse.

Further reading

• “cepuri” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.