lepu

Learned borrowing from Latin lepus, possibly introduced by Catholic missionaries.

• IPA^(key): /ˈle.pu/, [ˈlɛ.pu]

lepu

1. (zoology) hare

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “lepu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Inherited from Malay lepu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nəpuq.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ləˈpu/ [ləˈpu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: le‧pu

lepu (plural lepu-lepu)

1. lionfish

• “lepu” 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.

Ultimately inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nəpuq, with an irregular initial lateral.

• IPA^(key): /ləˈpu/ [ləˈpu]

lepu (Jawi spelling لڤو, plural lepu-lepu)

1. lionfish

• Indonesian: lepu

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.pu/
• Rhymes: -ɛpu
• Syllabification: le‧pu

lepu m inan

1. genitive singular of lep

lepu (Cyrillic spelling лепу)

1. inflection of lep:
   1. indefinite masculine/neuter dative/locative singular
   2. feminine accusative singular