tepikan

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈpi.kan/
• Rhymes: -kan, -an, -n
• Hyphenation: tê‧pi‧kan

Etymology 1

Affixation of tepi +‎ -kan.

Verb

tepikan (active menepikan, passive ditepikan, perfective passive tertepikan)

1. (transitive) to put aside

   Synonym: pinggirkan

2. (transitive, figuratively) to forget

   Synonyms: lupakan, lupai

   1. to lose remembrance of
   2. to not realize something (regardless of whether one has ever known it)

Etymology 2

Affixation of tepik +‎ -an.

Noun

têpikan

1. (somewhat uncommon) clap

   Synonyms: tepukan, tepuk

   1. (uncountable) the act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together
   2. (countable) any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound
   3. (countable) a slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner
2. (countable, uncommon) pat

   Synonyms: tepukan, tepuk

   1. the sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep
   2. a light tap or slap, especially with the hands

Further reading

• “menepikan” 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.