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kacapi

/kəˈt͡ʃɑ.pi/

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

Noun

kacapi (plural kacapis)

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

Forms of kacapi

pluralkacapis
alternative formkecapi

Origin of kacapi

Borrowed from Sundanese kacapi (“zither”).

Questions about kacapi

What does kacapi mean?
Kacapi means a box zither with an open bottom, played by plucking, originating in traditional Sundanese music, especially tembang sunda and pantun sunda.
What part of speech is kacapi?
Kacapi is a noun.
How do you pronounce kacapi?
Kacapi is pronounced /kəˈt͡ʃɑ.pi/.
What is the plural of kacapi?
The plural of kacapi is kacapis.

Words near kacapi in the dictionary

  1. Kac-Moody algebra
  2. Kac-Moody algebras
  3. kacang pool
  4. kacang puteh
  5. kacang putih
  6. kacapi
  7. kacapis
  8. kacau
  9. kaccha
  10. Kacchara
  11. kacchas

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