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tumpak sewu

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tumpak sewu Lexical Profile

• noun

1

A massive, multi-tiered waterfall located in East Java, Indonesia, renowned for its wide, semicircular curtain of water and dramatic jungle setting near Mount Semeru.

Example

"During their trip across Indonesia, the photographers hiked down into the gorge to capture the immense scale of Tumpak Sewu."

• Nearby Words

tumen
tummy
tumor
tumpak sewu
tuna
tune
tungabhadra

Word Origin & Etymology

Derived from the Javanese language, where 'tumpak' translates roughly to 'stacked' or 'overlapping', and 'sewu' means 'thousand', poetically describing the waterfall's massive, multi-tiered cascade.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Tumpak sewu. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 13, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/tumpak sewu
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