sampul

See also: Sampul

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay sampul. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsampul/
  • Rhymes: -ampul
  • Hyphenation: sam‧pul

Noun

sampul

  1. cover (the front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.)
  2. (rare) wrapper (an item used for wrapping)

Verb

sampul (active menyampul, passive disampul)

  1. (ambitransitive) to cover (to place cover or wrapper over or upon)
    Synonym: sampuli

Derived terms

Compounds

  • sampul bantal
  • sampul gigi
  • sampul surat

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sampul/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ˈsäm.pʊl, -pol, -po̞l]
  • Rhymes: -ampul

Noun

sampul (Jawi spelling سامڤول)

  1. envelope; wrapper; cover
  2. case; sheath
    Synonym: sarung

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: sampul

Further reading

Tausug

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /sampul/ [samˈpul]
  • Rhymes: -ul
  • Syllabification: sam‧pul

Noun

sampul (Sulat Sūg spelling سَمْفُلْ)

  1. rice cooked with coconut milk and turmeric

Usage notes

  • The rice cooked thus is pressed into a bowl or cup, which is then overturned on a plate and surrounded by egg halves or pieces of roasted chicken. It is offered to the ancestors in a kāja or duwaa pa taas ceremony, offered to spirits, used at weddings, and used formerly to feed important people.