jempana

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• cempana (nonstandard)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay jempana, from Javanese jempana, from Old Javanese jampana, ultimately from Sanskrit जम्पान (jampāna).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəmˈpana/ [d͡ʒəmˈpa.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: jem‧pa‧na

Noun

jêmpana (plural jempana-jempana)

1. sedan chair, palanquin, litter

   Synonyms: tandu, usungan

Further reading

• “jempana”, 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

Malay

Alternative forms

• cempana

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese jempana, from Old Javanese jampana, ultimately from Sanskrit जम्पान (jampāna).

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəmˈpana/ [d͡ʒəmˈpa.na]
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəmˈpanə/ [d͡ʒəmˈpa.nə]
• Rhymes: -əmpana, -əmpanə, -ana, -anə, -a, -ə
• Hyphenation: jem‧pa‧na

Noun

jempana (Jawi spelling جمڤان, plural jempana-jempana or jempana²)

1. (literary) royal palanquin

Descendants

• > Indonesian: jempana (inherited)

References

• “jempana”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

Further reading

• "jempana" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017