Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese pupuh (stroke, blow; fight, battle; musical mallet).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pu.puh/
  • Rhymes: -puh
  • Hyphenation: pu‧puh

Noun

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ꦥꦸꦥꦸꦃ (pupuh)

  1. (literature, music) songs that are bound by the number of syllables in one verse, the number of lines, and the game of the song
  2. eye drop

Verb

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ꦥꦸꦥꦸꦃ (pupuh)

  1. to hit
  2. to war
  3. to fight

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: pupuh

Further reading

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