marsepen

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch marsepein (“marzipan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar.sə̂.pɛn/, [ˈmar.sə̂.pɛn]
• Rhymes: -pɛn
• Hyphenation: mar‧sê‧pen

Noun

marsêpen (plural marsepen-marsepen, first-person possessive marsepenku, second-person possessive marsepenmu, third-person possessive marsepennya)

1. (cooking) marzipan

Alternative forms

• marsepein
• marzipan (nonstandard)
• مرزيڤن (marzipan, “marzipan”) (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “marsepen” 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.