cupak

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay cupak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃupak/ [ˈt͡ʃu.pak̚]
• Rhymes: -upak
• Syllabification: cu‧pak

Noun

cupak (uncountable)

1. a cubic measure equal to a quarter of a gantang

Usage notes

Used for measuring rice, beans, etc.

Derived terms

• dicupak
• mencupak

Further reading

• “cupak”, 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

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃupak/ [ˈt͡ʃu.paʔ]
• Rhymes: -paʔ, -aʔ
• Hyphenation: cu‧pak

Noun

cupak (Jawi spelling چوڤق, uncountable)

1. a cubic measure equal to a quarter of a gantang or 1.14 litre.

Usage notes

Used for measuring rice, beans, etc.

Derived terms

Affixations

• dicupak
• mencupak

Descendants

• > Indonesian: cupak (inherited)
• → Macanese: chupa
• →? Spanish: chupa
  • → English: chupa

Further reading

• "cupak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017