sempulian

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Belitung Malay sempulian, related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balian (“shaman, shamaness; shamanistic ceremony”)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səmpuˈlian/ [səm.puˈli.an]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: sem‧pu‧li‧an

Noun

sêmpulian (plural sempulian-sempulian)

  1. (dialect) exorcism

Further reading

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