kepo

See also: kępo

English

Adjective

kepo (comparative more kepo, superlative most kepo)

1. (Singapore, Malaysia, slang) Alternative spelling of kaypoh

Noun

kepo (plural kepos or kepoes)

1. (Singapore, Malaysia, slang) Alternative spelling of kaypoh

Verb

kepo (third-person singular simple present kepos, present participle kepoing, simple past and past participle kepoed)

1. (Singapore, Malaysia, slang) Alternative spelling of kaypoh

Anagrams

• Poké-, poke, poké

Bakung

Noun

kepo

1. wind (movement of air)

Synonyms

• celevut

Esperanto

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈkepo]
• Rhymes: -epo
• Hyphenation: ke‧po

Noun

kepo (accusative singular kepon, plural kepoj, accusative plural kepojn)

1. kepi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 家婆 (ke-pô, “to be a busybody; meddlesome”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ.po]
• Hyphenation: kè‧po

Adjective

kepo

1. (colloquial) kaypoh: being a busybody, prying into the business of others.

Further reading

• “kepo” 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.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 家婆 (ke-pô, “busybody; meddlesome; nosy”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkepo/ [ˈkɛ.po], /ˈkipo/ [ˈki.po]
• Rhymes: -epo, -ipo
• Syllabification: ke‧po

Noun

kepo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜉᜓ) (slang)

1. a nosy person; busybody

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 74