opau

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 荷包 (o-pau).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔpau̯/
• Hyphenation: opau

Noun

opau (first-person possessive opauku, second-person possessive opaumu, third-person possessive opaunya)

1. (dialectal) Synonym of pao-pao (“belt-purse”)

Further reading

• “opau” 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.