sepoi

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Doublet of sepui, maybe related to sapu "to sweep" and sepuk "to fling carelessly, to heap".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səpoj/ [sə.poi̯]
  • Hyphenation: se‧poi

Adjective

sepoi (Jawi spelling سڤوي)

  1. (of wind) light, gentle, breezy – alternative form of sepui

Derived terms

References

  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “sĕpoi”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 444

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