sapu

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See also: sapú, sa'pu, and šapu

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay sapu.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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

  1. (Singapore, colloquial) to eat up
    • 2004 June 6, “Beancurd made me fat”, in The Sunday Times (LifeStyle), page 31:
      I liked to sapu everything.
  2. (Singapore, colloquial) to steal

Asturian[edit]

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Noun[edit]

sapu m (plural sapos)

  1. toad

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.pu/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -pu, -u
  • Hyphenation: sa‧pu

Noun[edit]

sapu (plural sapu-sapu, first-person possessive sapuku, second-person possessive sapumu, third-person possessive sapunya)

  1. broom

Verb[edit]

sapu

  1. to sweep

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

sapu

  1. broom

Leonese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

sapu m (plural sapos)

  1. toad

References[edit]

Maguindanao[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapu.

Noun[edit]

sapu

  1. broom

Etymology 2[edit]

Unknown.

Noun[edit]

sapu

  1. meat

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sapu (Jawi spelling ساڤو, plural sapu-sapu, informal 1st possessive sapuku, 2nd possessive sapumu, 3rd possessive sapunya)

  1. broom

Descendants[edit]

  • Indonesian: sapu

Verb[edit]

sapu (Jawi spelling ساڤو)

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

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Old Javanese[edit]

Noun[edit]

sapu

  1. broom

Descendants[edit]

Tausug[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapu.

Verb[edit]

sapu (used in the form magsapu)

  1. to wipe