pakpui

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 卜杯 (pok poe, literally “to divine moon blocks”), from 卜 (pok, “to divine”) +‎ 杯 (poe, “moon blocks”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaʔpui̯/
• Hyphenation: pak‧pui

Noun

pakpui (first-person possessive pakpuiku, second-person possessive pakpuimu, third-person possessive pakpuinya)

1. (Chinese folk religion, Taoism) divination

   Synonym: ramalan

Further reading

• “pakpui” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.