sapu
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Malay sapu.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈsɑ.puː/
=== Verb ===
sapu (third-person singular simple present sapus, present participle sapuing, simple past and past participle sapued)
(Singlish, colloquial) to eat up
(Singlish, colloquial) to steal
=== Anagrams ===
SPUA, UAPs, puas, USAP, AUPs, Apsu, PUAs, Apus, pa'us, APUs, Puas, paus, upas
== Asturian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈsapu/ [ˈsa.pu]
Rhymes: -apu
Syllabification: sa‧pu
=== Noun ===
sapu m (plural sapos)
toad
=== Further reading ===
García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “sapu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
“sapu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Malay sapu, from Proto-Malayic *sapu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapu.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈsa.pu/
Rhymes: -pu, -u
Hyphenation: sa‧pu
=== Noun ===
sapu (plural sapu-sapu)
broom
=== Verb ===
sapu
to sweep
=== Derived terms ===
=== Further reading ===
“sapu”, 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
== Javanese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Javanese sapu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapu.
=== Noun ===
sapu
broom
== Leonese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Spanish sapo.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈsapu/, [ˈsa.pu]
Rhymes: -apu
Hyphenation: sa‧pu
=== Noun ===
sapu m (plural sapos)
toad
=== References ===
“sapu”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2026
“sapu”, in Pallabreiru Llïonés [Leonese Dictionary] (in Spanish), 2026
== Maguindanao ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapu.
==== Noun ====
sapu
broom
=== Etymology 2 ===
Unknown.
==== Noun ====
sapu
meat
== Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Malayic *sapu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapu (“to wipe off or brush off; broom”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ˈsapu/ [ˈsa.pu]
Rhymes: -apu
Hyphenation: sa‧pu
=== Noun ===
sapu (Jawi spelling ساڤو, plural sapu-sapu or sapu2)
broom
=== Verb ===
sapu (Jawi spelling ساڤو, active menyapu, third-person passive disapu)
to sweep with a broom
to wipe
to apply; to spread (a substance onto a surface like paint, jam, or ointment).
(slang) to embezzle
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
> Indonesian: sapu (inherited)
→ English: sapu
==== Further reading ====
"sapu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
== Old Javanese ==
=== Noun ===
sapu
broom
==== Descendants ====
Javanese: sapu
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: sa‧pu
=== Etymology 1 ===
==== Noun ====
sapu m (plural sapus)
alternative form of japu
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Noun ====
sapu m (plural sapus)
a certain fruit from India (clarification of this definition is needed)
=== See also ===
sapo
=== Further reading ===
“sapu”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“sapu”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“sapu”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“sapu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Tausug ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapu.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /sapu/ [saˈpu]
Rhymes: -u
Syllabification: sa‧pu
=== Verb ===
sapu (Sulat Sūg spelling سَفُ)
to wipe; sweep
==== Derived terms ====