empu

From Malay empu, from Old Javanese empu, mpu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əmpu. Doublet of ampu.

• IPA^(key): /əmˈpu/
• Rhymes: -pu, -u

êmpu (first-person possessive empuku, second-person possessive empumu, third-person possessive empunya)

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. (rare) maestro: a master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.

   Synonym: maestro

• ampu

êmpu (first-person possessive empuku, second-person possessive empumu, third-person possessive empunya)

1. head

   Synonyms: hulu, kepala

• “empu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əmpu. Doublet of ampu.

• IPA^(key): /əmpu/
• Rhymes: -əmpu, -pu, -u

empu (Jawi spelling امڤو, plural empu-empu, informal 1st possessive empuku, 2nd possessive empumu, 3rd possessive empunya)

1. owner, master
   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.

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “امڤو ĕmpoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 14-5
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “امڤو ĕmpu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 39
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “ĕmpu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 302

• “empu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əmpu.

empu

1. Alternative form of mpu

• Indonesian: empu