pepet

See also: Pepet

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay pepet (“/ə/ sound diacritic”), most likely from Javanese ꦥꦼꦥꦼꦠ꧀ (pepet, “/ə/ sound diacritic; blocked; clogging; crowded”). Semantic loan from Javanese ꦥꦼꦥꦼꦠ꧀ (pepet) for blocked; closed senses.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.ˈpət/
• Rhymes: -pət
• Hyphenation: pê‧pêt

Noun

pêpêt (plural pepet-pepet, first-person possessive pepetku, second-person possessive pepetmu, third-person possessive pepetnya)

1. /ə/ sound diacritic

Adjective

pêpêt

1. (dialect) blocked

   Synonym: buntu

2. (dialect) closed

   Synonym: tertutup

3. (figurative) lose one's mind

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Betawi [Term?], most likely from Javanese ꦥꦼꦥꦼꦠ꧀ (pepet, “/ə/ sound diacritic; blocked; clogging; crowded”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.pɛt/
• Rhymes: -pɛt
• Hyphenation: pe‧pet

Verb

pepet

1. to close

Derived terms

• dipepet
• dipepeti
• dipepetkan
• kepepet
• memepet
• memepeti
• memepetkan
• terpepet

 

Further reading

• “pepet” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

pepet

1. Romanization of ꦥꦼꦥꦼꦠ꧀