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kacapi

/kəˈt͡ʃɑ.pi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ka-capi
IPA
/kəˈt͡ʃɑ.pi/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A box zither with an open bottom, played by plucking, originating in traditional Sundanese music, especially tembang sunda and pantun sunda.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sundanese kacapi (“zither”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

kacapis (plural) kecapi (alternative)

Homonyms

kecapi

Questions

How do you pronounce kacapi?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈt͡ʃɑ.pi/.
What does kacapi mean?
A box zither with an open bottom, played by plucking, originating in traditional Sundanese music, especially tembang sunda and pantun sunda.
Where does kacapi come from?
Borrowed from Sundanese kacapi (“zither”).

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