empuan

Betawi

Etymology

From Classical Malay empuan, from empu.

Noun

empuan

1. woman

Adjective

empuan (equative seempuan, comparative empuanan, excessive keempuanan)

1. (of humans) female

Synonyms

• (female, a female person): wadon, cèwè', bikang

Further reading

• Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “empuan”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 116

Malay

Etymology

From empu. Compare perempuan.

Noun

ĕmpuan (Jawi spelling امڤوان, plural empuan-empuan or empuan²)

1. (in titles) lady

Derived terms

• puan
• tuan-tuan dan puan-puan