kipsiau

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 急燒／急烧 (kip-sio).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kipˈsiau̯/ [kip̚ˈsi.au̯]
• Rhymes: -au̯
• Syllabification: kip‧si‧au

Noun

kipsiau (plural kipsiau-kipsiau)

1. teapot

   Synonym: teko

2. kettle

   Synonym: cerek

Further reading

• “kipsiau”, 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