empu

== Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay empu, from Old Javanese empu, mpu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əmpu. Doublet of ampu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əmˈpu/ Rhymes: -pu, -u === Noun === êmpu (plural empu-empu) an honorific title applied to artists (especially craftsmen, as famous krismaker Empu Gandring) and scholars (or poets as Empu Tantular, Empu Sedah, Empu Panuluh) in ancient Javanese history (rare) maestro: a master in some art, especially a composer or conductor Synonym: maestro ==== Alternative forms ==== ampu ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === êmpu (plural empu-empu) head Synonyms: hulu, kepala ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “empu”, 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 == Malay == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əmpu. Doublet of ampu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əmpu/ Rhymes: -əmpu, -pu, -u === Noun === empu (Jawi spelling امڤو, plural empu-empu or empu2) owner, master An honorific title applied to artists (especially craftsmen, as famous krismaker Empu Gandring) and scholars (or poets as Empu Tantular, Empu Sedah, Empu Panuluh) in ancient Javanese history. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “امڤو ĕmpoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 14-5 Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “امڤو ĕmpu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 39 Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “ĕmpu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 302 === Further reading === "empu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Old Javanese == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əmpu. === Noun === empu alternative form of mpu ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: empu