kiaupau

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 僑胞／侨胞 (kiâu-pau, “overseas compatriots”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kiˈau̯pau̯]
Hyphenation: ki‧au‧pau

Noun

kiaupau (first-person possessive kiaupauku, second-person possessive kiaupaumu, third-person possessive kiaupaunya)

(dialect) resident
Synonym: penduduk

Further reading

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

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