Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kecapi

/kəˈt͡ʃɑ.pi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ke-capi
IPA: /kəˈt͡ʃɑ.pi/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of kacapi.

Example Sentences

"These stories have been handed down from generation to generation in the form of ballads, performed with accompanying music by the "kecapi," a kind of zither."
"She attributes the initial idea to her husband, who suggested combining the kecapi with suling in 1960, shortly after their move to the kabupaten Sidenreng-Rappang (Sidrap), where he had been assigned as district head (Ind. bupati)."

Etymology

From Indonesian kecapi, from Sundanese ᮊᮎᮕᮤ (kacapi, “zither”), probably from Sanskrit कच्छपी (kacchapī, “lute”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: kecapi, ᮊᮎᮕᮤ, कच्छपी

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

kecapis (plural)

Phrases

kecapi suling

Frequently Paired Words

kecapi suling

Homonyms

kacapi

Questions

How do you pronounce kecapi?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈt͡ʃɑ.pi/.
What does kecapi mean?: Alternative form of kacapi.
Where does kecapi come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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