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==Etymology== The name ''Merapi'' is a compound of [[Sanskrit]] ''[[Mount Meru (mythology)|Meru]]'' meaning "mountain"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sanskritdictionary.com/?q=meru|title=Sanskrit Dictionary|access-date=14 September 2021|archive-date=14 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914224702/https://sanskritdictionary.com/?q=meru|url-status=live}}</ref> with [[Javanese language|Javanese]] ''api'' which means "fire".{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} Thus ''Merapi'' can be loosely translated as "Mountain of Fire" or "Fire Mountain".
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