selepetan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Betawi selepètan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sələˈpɛtan/, [sə.ləˈpɛ.t̪an]
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

sêlêpètan (plural selepetan-selepetan)

1. (Jakarta) slingshot

   Synonyms: katapel, blandring, pelinteng, pelanting, jepretan

Further reading

• “selepetan”, 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