upeti

Indonesian

Etymology

From Old Javanese upĕti, utpĕtti, utpĕti, utpati, utpatti (“origin, birth, incarnation; revenue, production; tribute”), from Prakrit (for example, Pali uppatti), from Sanskrit उत्पत्ति (utpatti, “profit, productiveness”).[1] Cognate of Javanese ꦲꦸꦥꦼꦠꦶ (upeti, “tribute”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [upəˈti]
  • Hyphenation: upê‧ti

Noun

upeti

  1. (archaic) tribute, a payment made by one nation to another in submission.
  2. (extension) bribe.

Alternative forms
  • ufti (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

References
  1. Tom Hoogervorst (2017 December 31) Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎, ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

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