empu

From Malay empu, from Old Javanese empu, mpu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əmpu. Doublet of ampu.

• IPA^(key): /əmˈpu/
• Rhymes: -pu, -u

êmpu (plural empu-empu)

1. an honorific title applied to artists (especially craftsmen, as famous krismaker Empu Gandring) and scholars (or poets as Empu Tantular, Empu Sedah, Empu Panuluh) in ancient Javanese history
2. (rare) maestro: a master in some art, especially a composer or conductor

   Synonym: maestro

• ampu

êmpu (plural empu-empu)

1. head

   Synonyms: hulu, kepala

• “empu” 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.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əmpu. Doublet of ampu.

• IPA^(key): /əmpu/
• Rhymes: -əmpu, -pu, -u

empu (Jawi spelling امڤو, plural empu-empu)

1. owner, master
   1. An honorific title applied to artists (especially craftsmen, as famous krismaker Empu Gandring) and scholars (or poets as Empu Tantular, Empu Sedah, Empu Panuluh) in ancient Javanese history.

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “امڤو ĕmpoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 14-5
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “امڤو ĕmpu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 39
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “ĕmpu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 302

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

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əmpu.

empu

1. alternative form of mpu

• Indonesian: empu