cerpen

Coined by Indonesian author Pramoedya Ananta Toer in the 1950s.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃərˈpen/ [t͡ʃərˈpen]
• Rhymes: -en
• Syllabification: cer‧pen

cêrpen (plural cerpen-cerpen)

1. syllabic abbreviation of cerita pendek

• “cerpen” 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.

Borrowed from Indonesian cerpen, coined by Indonesian author Pramoedya Ananta Toer in the 1950s.

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃə(r).pen]
• Rhymes: -pen, -en
• Hyphenation: cer‧pen

cerpen (Jawi spelling چرڤين, plural cerpen-cerpen)

1. syllabic abbreviation of cerita pendek (“short story”)

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