ribet

Indonesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈribət/ [ˈri.bət̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ibət
• Syllabification: ri‧bet

Adjective

ribêt (comparative lebih ribet, superlative paling ribet)

1. impractical
2. busy; bothered

   Synonyms: sibuk, repot

Further reading

• “ribet”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016