Adzera

Noun

mpu

1. (Amari) Synonym of mpui

References

• Joel Bradshaw, Word order change in Papua New Guinea Austronesian languages (1982b, Ph.D. dissertation, University of Hawai'i), page 60

North Watut

Noun

mpu

1. water

References

• Susanne Holzknecht, The Markham languages of Papua New Guinea (1989), page 71

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *empu. Cognate with Toba Batak ompu, Malay perempuan.

Noun

mpu

1. a distinguished person
2. religious persons (brahmans and others)
3. sir, master, lord
4. the honorable or reverend

West Coast Bajau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puluq, from Proto-Austronesian *puluq.

Numeral

mpu

1. (cardinal) ten