sempoa

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /səmpoa/

Noun

sempoa (first-person possessive sempoaku, second-person possessive sempoamu, third-person possessive sempoanya)

abacus (calculating frame)
Synonyms: dekak-dekak, swipoa, sipoa, cipoa, abakus

Malay

sempoa

Alternative forms

sepua
cepua
suipoa

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /səmpoə/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /səmpoa/
Rhymes: -ə

Noun

sempoa

abacus (calculating frame)

Synonyms

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