upih

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *upih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hupiq, from Proto-Austronesian *Supiq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /upih/
• Rhymes: -pih, -ih
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [upɪh, -peh, pe̞h]

Noun

upih (Jawi spelling اوڤيه, plural upih-upih, informal 1st possessive upihku, 2nd possessive upihmu, 3rd possessive upihnya)

1. spathe; sheath (of spadix of the unexpanded fruit of certain palms, esp. of the areca-nut palm.)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• mengupih [agent focus] (meN-)
• berupih [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: upih

Further reading

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