kerapu

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kerapu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀapu (“the sea perch, giant rock cod, giant grouper, Epinephelus spp.”).

Cognates

Cognate with Tausug kulapu, Pangutaran Sama kulapu, Cebuano pugapo, Bikol Central pugapo, Ilocano kurapo, Tagalog kulapo, Tiruray kurafu, Ivatan korapo, Yami kozapo, Palauan ksaw and Sundanese kurapu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈra.pu/
  • Rhymes: -pu
  • Hyphenation: kê‧ra‧pu

Noun

kêrapu

  1. grouper (fish)

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀapu (“the sea perch, giant rock cod, giant grouper, Epinephelus spp.”). Compare Indonesian kerapu, Tausug kulapu, Pangutaran Sama kulapu, Cebuano pugapo, Bikol Central pugapo, Ilocano kurapo, Tagalog kulapo, Tiruray kurafu, Ivatan korapo, Yami kozapo, Palauan ksaw and Sundanese kurapu.

Noun

kerapu (Jawi spelling کراڤو, plural kerapu-kerapu)

  1. grouper (fish)

Further reading

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