ĕmpu
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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *empu. Cognate with Toba Batak ompu, Malay perempuan.
Noun
ĕmpu
- a distinguished person
- religious persons (brahmans and others)
- sir, master, lord
- the honorable or reverend
Alternative forms
Descendants
- Javanese: ꦲꦼꦩ꧀ꦥꦸ (empu)
Further reading
- "ĕmpu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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