jempana

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Malay jempana, from Javanese jempana, from Old Javanese jampana, ultimately from Sanskrit जम्पान (jampāna).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəmˈpana/ [d͡ʒəmˈpa.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: jem‧pa‧na

Noun

jêmpana (plural jempana-jempana)

  1. sedan chair, palanquin, litter
    Synonyms: tandu, usungan

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

jempana

  1. romanization of ꦗꦼꦩ꧀ꦥꦤ

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese jempana, from Old Javanese jampana, ultimately from Sanskrit जम्पान (jampāna).

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəmˈpana/ [d͡ʒəmˈpa.na]
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəmˈpanə/ [d͡ʒəmˈpa.nə]
  • Rhymes: -əmpana, -əmpanə, -ana, -anə, -a,
  • Hyphenation: jem‧pa‧na

Noun

jempana (Jawi spelling جمڤان, plural jempana-jempana)

  1. (literary) royal palanquin

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: jempana (inherited)

References

Further reading