garpu
Brunei Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese garfo, from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin graphium. Cognate with Malay garpu (“fork”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
garpu
- fork (eating utensil with spikes)
See also edit
- sudu (“spoon”)
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay garpu, from Portuguese garfo, from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin graphium.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
garpu (plural garpu-garpu, first-person possessive garpuku, second-person possessive garpumu, third-person possessive garpunya)
Compounds edit
Further reading edit
- “garpu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese garfo, from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin graphium.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
garpu (Jawi spelling ݢرڤو, plural garpu-garpu, informal 1st possessive garpuku, 2nd possessive garpumu, 3rd possessive garpunya)
- fork (eating utensil with spikes)
Further reading edit
- “garpu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.