ꦱꦺꦥ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch chef (“chief”), from French chef, from Middle French chief, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛp/
• Rhymes: -sɛp
• Hyphenation: sèp

Noun

ꦱꦺꦥ꧀ (sèp)

1. chief

Further reading

• “sep” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.