Nyepi

English

Proper noun

Nyepi (plural Nyepis)

  1. A Hindu Balinese day of silence, fasting, and meditation that falls on Bali's Lunar New Year.

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

Reconstructed as meng- +‎ sepi, from Balinese ᬜᭂᬧᬶ (nyepi, “to be quiet”). Doublet of mênyêpi. Cognate of Javanese ꦚꦼꦥꦶ (nyepi, “to be desolate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɲəˈpi/
  • Rhymes: -pi, -i
  • Hyphenation: Nyê‧pi

Proper noun

Nyêpi

  1. (Hinduism) Nyepi: A Hindu Balinese day of silence, fasting and meditation that falls on Bali's Lunar New Year.

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