garpu

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese garfo, from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin graphium. Cognate with Malay garpu (“fork”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡarpu/, /ɡərpu/
• Hyphenation: gar‧pu

Noun

garpu

1. fork (eating utensil with spikes)

See also

• sudu (“spoon”)

 

Indonesian

garpu

Etymology

From Malay garpu, from Portuguese garfo, from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin graphium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡarpu/ [ˈɡar.pu]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: gar‧pu

Noun

garpu (plural garpu-garpu, first-person possessive garpuku, second-person possessive garpumu, third-person possessive garpunya)

1. fork (eating utensil with spikes)

   Synonym: porok

Compounds

• garpu kue
• garpu salad
• garpu tala

 

Further reading

• “garpu” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese garfo, from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin graphium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡarpu/ [ˈɡar.pu]
• Rhymes: -pu, -u

• Audio (Malaysia):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: gar‧pu

Noun

garpu (Jawi spelling ݢرڤو, plural garpu-garpu, informal 1st possessive garpuku, 2nd possessive garpumu, 3rd possessive garpunya)

1. fork (eating utensil with spikes)

Further reading

• “garpu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.