sapu

See also: sapú, sa'pu, and šapu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sapu.

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑ.puː/

Verb

sapu (third-person singular simple present sapus, present participle sapuing, simple past and past participle sapued)

1. (Singlish, colloquial) to eat up
   • 2004 June 6, “Beancurd made me fat”, in The Sunday Times (LifeStyle), page 31:

     I liked to sapu everything.

2. (Singlish, colloquial) to steal

Anagrams

• SPUA, UAPs, puas, USAP, AUPs, Apsu, PUAs, Apus, pa'us, APUs, Puas, paus, upas

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsapu/ [ˈsa.pu]
• Rhymes: -apu
• Syllabification: sa‧pu

Noun

sapu m (plural sapos)

1. toad

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “sapu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “sapu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sapu, from Proto-Malayic *sapu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.pu/

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• Rhymes: -pu, -u
• Hyphenation: sa‧pu

Noun

sapu (plural sapu-sapu)

1. broom

Verb

sapu

1. to sweep

Derived terms

• disapu
• menyapu
• menyapu-nyapu
• menyapukan
• penyapu
• penyapuan
• sapu bersih
• sapu jagat
• sapuan
• saputangan
• tersapu

Further reading

• “sapu”, 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

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese sapu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapu.

Noun

sapu

1. broom

Leonese

Etymology

From Spanish sapo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsapu/, [ˈsa.pu]
• Rhymes: -apu
• Hyphenation: sa‧pu

Noun

sapu m (plural sapos)

1. toad

References

• “sapu”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2026
• “sapu”, in Pallabreiru Llïonés [Leonese Dictionary] (in Spanish), 2026

Maguindanao

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapu.

Noun

sapu

1. broom

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

sapu

1. meat

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *sapu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapu (“to wipe off or brush off; broom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsapu/ [ˈsa.pu]
• Rhymes: -apu
• Hyphenation: sa‧pu

Noun

sapu (Jawi spelling ساڤو, plural sapu-sapu or sapu²)

1. broom

Verb

sapu (Jawi spelling ساڤو)

1. to sweep with a broom
2. to wipe
3. (slang) to embezzle

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penyapu [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penyapuan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• menyapu [agent focus] (meN-)
• menyapukan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• disapu [patient focus] (di-)
• disapukan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• tersapu [agentless action] (teR-)
• bersapu [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• menyapu-nyapu
• saputangan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: sapu (inherited)
• → English: sapu

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

Noun

sapu

1. broom

Descendants

• Javanese: sapu

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈpu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈpu/

• Hyphenation: sa‧pu

Etymology 1

Noun

sapu m (plural sapus)

1. alternative form of japu

Etymology 2

Noun

sapu m (plural sapus)

1. a certain fruit from India (clarification of this definition is needed.)

See also

• sapo

Further reading

• “sapu”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “sapu”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “sapu”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “sapu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Tausug

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapu.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /sapu/ [saˈpu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: sa‧pu

Verb

sapu (Sulat Sūg spelling سَفُ)

1. to wipe; sweep

Derived terms

• magsapu
• sapuhi
• sapuhun
• sasapu
• siyapu
• siyasapu
• sumapu