umpak

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese umpak (socle, stone block used as base of a pillar).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈumpak/ [ˈum.pak̚]
  • Rhymes: -umpak
  • Syllabification: um‧pak

Noun

umpak (plural umpak-umpak)

  1. base, foundation, pedestal, support.
  2. (archaeology) stone block used as the base of construction.

Derived terms

  • berumpak
  • mengumpak
  • mengumpak-umpak
  • pengumpak

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