upih

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *upih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hupiq, from Proto-Austronesian *Supiq.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /upih/
  • Rhymes: -pih, -ih
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [upɪh, -peh, pe̞h]

Noun

upih (Jawi spelling اوڤيه, plural upih-upih, informal 1st possessive upihku, 2nd possessive upihmu, 3rd possessive upihnya)

  1. spathe; sheath (of spadix of the unexpanded fruit of certain palms, esp. of the areca-nut palm.)

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • mengupih [agent focus] (meN-)
  • berupih [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants
  • Indonesian: upih

Further reading
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