silpin

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शिल्पिन् (śilpin, “artisan, craftsman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪl.pɪn/
• Rhymes: -pɪn
• Hyphenation: sil‧pin

Noun

silpin (first-person possessive silpinku, second-person possessive silpinmu, third-person possessive silpinnya)

1. temple and statue maker expert

Further reading

• “silpin” 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.