kempa

See also: Kempa and kępa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kempa (“giant”), from Old English cempa (“warrior, fighter, champion”), from Proto-West Germanic *kampijō (“fighter”), ultimately from Latin campus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰɛm̥pa/
• Rhymes: -ɛm̥pa

Noun

kempa m (genitive singular kempu, nominative plural kempur)

1. hero, warrior

Synonyms

• (hero): hetja, kappi, garpur

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit कम्प (kampa, “tremor, shaking, quake”). Doublet of gempa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəmˈpa]
• Hyphenation: kêm‧pa

Noun

kempa (plural kempa-kempa, first-person possessive kempaku, second-person possessive kempamu, third-person possessive kempanya)

1. press, clamp.

   Synonym: apitan

Affixed terms

• kempaan
• mengempa
• pengempaan
• terkempa

 

Further reading

• “kempa” 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.