cempe

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦕꦼꦩ꧀ꦥꦺ (cempé).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃəmˈpe]
• Hyphenation: cêm‧pé

Noun

cêmpé (first-person possessive cempeku, second-person possessive cempemu, third-person possessive cempenya)

1. (dialect, Java) lamb: a young sheep.

Derived terms

• cempe lahir dini
• cempe lahir lambat
• cempe terlantar

 

Further reading

• “cempe” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

cempe

1. Romanization of ꦕꦼꦩ꧀ꦥꦺ

Middle English

Noun

cempe

1. Alternative form of kempe (“soldier”)