emperit

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ampeRij (“type of finch, rice bird”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əmpəret/

Noun

emperit (Jawi spelling no, plural emperit-emperit or emperit²)

1. (Jakarta) finch.

See also

• pipit

Further reading

• Wilkinson, R. J. (1946), “emperit”, in An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary, St. Martin's Street, London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd.