sempoa
Indonesian
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Etymology
editFrom Malay sempoa, from Xiamen Hokkien 算盤／算盘 (sǹg-pôaⁿ, “abacus”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsempoa (first-person possessive sempoaku, second-person possessive sempoamu, third-person possessive sempoanya)
- abacus (calculating frame)
- Synonyms: dekak-dekak, swipoa, abakus
Further reading
edit- “sempoa” 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
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Alternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Hokkien 算盤／算盘 (sǹg-pôaⁿ).
Pronunciation
edit- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /səmpoə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /səmpoa/
- Rhymes: -ə
Noun
editsempoa
- abacus (calculating frame)
Synonyms
editCategories:
- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Xiamen Hokkien
- Indonesian 3-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Malay terms borrowed from Hokkien
- Malay terms derived from Hokkien
- Malay 3-syllable words
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/ə
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns