Javanese edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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 edit

ꦥꦸꦥꦸꦃ (pupuh)

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

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: pupuh

Further reading edit

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