kecapi

Definition

Alternative form of kacapi.

Etymology

From Indonesian kecapi, from Sundanese ᮊᮎᮕᮤ (kacapi, “zither”), probably from Sanskrit कच्छपी (kacchapī, “lute”).

Example Sentences

• "These stories have been handed down from generation to generation in the form of ballads, performed with accompanying music by the "kecapi," a kind of zither."
• "She attributes the initial idea to her husband, who suggested combining the kecapi with suling in 1960, shortly after their move to the kabupaten Sidenreng-Rappang (Sidrap), where he had been assigned as district head (Ind. bupati)."