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empu.

an honorific title applied to artists (especially craftsmen, as famous krismaker Empu Gandring) and scholars (or poets as Empu Tantular, Empu Sedah, Empu Panuluh) in ancient Javanese history

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/əmˈpu/Standard-Indonesian[əmˈpu]Standard-Indonesian
  1. an honorific title applied to artists (especially craftsmen, as famous krismaker Empu Gandring) and scholars (or poets as Empu Tantular, Empu Sedah, Empu Panuluh) in ancient Javanese history

  2. maestro: a master in some art, especially a composer or conductor

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Where this word comes from

From Malay empu, from Proto-Malayic *əmpu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əmpu. Doublet of ampu.

noun/əmˈpu/Standard-Indonesian[əmˈpu]Standard-Indonesian
  1. head

Where this word comes from

From Malay empu, from Proto-Malayic *əmpu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əmpu. Doublet of ampu.

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