sempoa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sempoa, from Hokkien 算盤 / 算盘 (sǹg-pôaⁿ, “abacus”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səmˈpoa/ [səmˈpo.a]
• Rhymes: -oa
• Syllabification: sem‧po‧a

Noun

sempoa (plural sempoa-sempoa)

1. abacus (calculating frame)

   Synonyms: dekak-dekak, swipoa, abakus

Further reading

• “sempoa”, 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

• sepua, cepua, suipoa

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 算盤 / 算盘 (sǹg-pôaⁿ).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /səmˈpoə/ [səmˈpoə]
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /səmˈpoa/ [səmˈpo.a]
• Rhymes: -ə

Noun

sempoa (plural sempoa-sempoa or sempoa²)

1. synonym of abakus