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Nyepi.

Nyepi: A Hindu Balinese day of silence, fasting and meditation that falls on Bali's Lunar New Year

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

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name/ɲəˈpi/
  1. Nyepi: A Hindu Balinese day of silence, fasting and meditation that falls on Bali's Lunar New Year

    Hinduism
Where this word comes from

Reconstructed as meng- + sepi, from Balinese ᬜᭂᬧᬶ (nyepi, “to be quiet”). Doublet of mênyêpi. Cognate of Javanese ꦚꦼꦥꦶ (nyepi, “to be desolate”).

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