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uap.

steam

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈuap/Standard-Indonesian[ˈu.ap̚]Standard-Indonesian

steam

Where this word comes from

From Malay wap, uap, from Classical Malay هواب (huab), اواڤ (uap), واڤ (wap), from Proto-Malayic *uap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)huab, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)Suab, *(ma-)Suaw. Doublet of kuap.

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