cepu
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== Indonesian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [t͡ʃəˈpu]
Hyphenation: cê‧pu
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Malay cepu, from Tamil செப்பு (ceppu).
==== Noun ====
cepu (plural cepu-cepu)
small box
===== Alternative forms =====
cepuk
cupu
=== Etymology 2 ===
Probably from Baba Malay chepuak (“belong to particular group”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
==== Noun ====
cepu (plural cepu-cepu)
police informant
(slang) snitch
=== Further reading ===
“cepu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Latvian ==
=== Verb ===
cepu
first-person singular present/past indicative of cept
== Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Tamil செப்பு (ceppu).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /t͡ʃəpu/
Rhymes: -əpu, -pu, -u
=== Noun ===
cepu (Jawi spelling چڤو, plural cepu-cepu or cepu2)
a round-lidded vessel made out of silver or wood etc. to store betel, tobacco, gambier etc.
==== Descendants ====
Indonesian: cepu
→ Old Javanese: cupu> Javanese: ꦕꦸꦥꦸ (cupu) (inherited)→ Indonesian: cupu
→ Gayo: cerpu
==== Further reading ====
"cepu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
== Polish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛ.pu/
Rhymes: -ɛpu
Syllabification: ce‧pu
=== Noun ===
cepu m inan
genitive singular of cep
== Slovak ==
=== Noun ===
cepu
dative singular of cep