tepus

tepus

1. plural of tepu

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• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /təˈpus/ [t̪əˈpʊs]
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: te‧pus

tepus (plural tepus-tepus)

1. Any of various passerines of the genus Stachyris

• “tepus”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

tepus (Jawi spelling تڤوس, plural tepus-tepus)

1. Javanese alpinia; Alpinia javanica

   Synonyms: gingin, kantan hutan, puar putih

• “tepus”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017