cempe
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦕꦼꦩ꧀ꦥꦺ (cempé).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ʃəmˈpe]
- Hyphenation: cêm‧pé
Noun
cêmpé (first-person possessive cempeku, second-person possessive cempemu, third-person possessive cempenya)
- (dialect, Java) lamb: a young sheep.
Derived terms
- cempe lahir dini
- cempe lahir lambat
- cempe terlantar
Further reading
- “cempe” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
cempe
- Romanization of ꦕꦼꦩ꧀ꦥꦺ
Middle English
Noun
cempe
- Alternative form of kempe (“soldier”)