sepak

Balinese

Etymology 1

Noun

sepak (Balinese script ᬲᭂᬧᬓ)

1. branch

Derived terms

• masepak
• nyepak
• nyepakin
• sepaka
• sepakin
• sepakina

Etymology 2

Verb

sepak

1. alternative spelling of sépak

Further reading

• “sepak”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay sepak, from Old Javanese sepak (“to kick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.pʌk̚/
• Hyphenation: sè‧pak

Noun

sèpak (plural sepak-sepak)

1. kick

   Synonyms: depak, tendang

Verb

sèpak

1. infinitive, imperative and colloquial of menyepak (“to kick”)

Derived terms

• bersepak-sepakan
• menyepak
• menyepak-nyepakkan
• menyepakkan
• penyepak
• penyepakan
• pesepak
• sepakan
• tersepak

• sepak bola
• sepak pojok
• sepak raga
• sepak sila
• sepak singkur
• sepak takraw
• sepak terjang

• bola sepak

Etymology 2

From Malay sĕpak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈpak̚/
• Hyphenation: sê‧pak

Noun

sêpak (plural sepak-sepak)

1. slap: the sound of blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat

Derived terms

• menyepak

• sepak badek
• sepak cungkil
• sepak kura
• sepak mula
• sepak simpuh

Etymology 3

From Dutch spaak (“spoke; boom or handle”), from Middle Dutch spake, an Ingvaeonic form of the more usual speke, from Old Dutch *spēka, from Proto-Germanic *spaikǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈpak̚/
• Hyphenation: sê‧pak

Noun

sêpak (plural sepak-sepak)

1. (colloquial) spoke: a support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim

   Synonym: jari-jari

Derived terms

• sepak kuda

Further reading

• “sepak”, 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

Malay

Etymology 1

From Old Javanese sepak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sepak/
• Rhymes: -epak, -pak
• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [se̞päʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ

Verb

sepak (Jawi spelling سيڨق)

1. to kick

   Susah betul untuk sepak bola yang dicampak.

   It is really hard to kick a ball that is thrown.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penyepak [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• sepakan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• menyepak [agent focus] (meN-)
• disepak [patient focus] (di-)
• tersepak [agentless action] (teR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• bola sepak
• sepak bola

Descendants

• Indonesian: sépak
• → Tagalog: sipà
• → Tausug: sipa'

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səpak/
• Rhymes: -əpak, -pak
• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [səpäʔ]

Verb

sĕpak (Jawi spelling سڨق)

1. to slap
2. to backhand

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penyepak [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• sepakan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• menyepak [agent focus] (meN-)
• disepak [patient focus] (di-)
• tersepak [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: sepak (“kick”)

Further reading

• "sepak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "sepak" at PRPM first version)

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed sa- +‎ ipak (“to lap, splash, wash”), onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sepak/

Verb

sepak

1. to kick

Derived terms

• anepak
• asepak
• sinepak-sepak

Descendants

• → Balinese: ᬲᬾᬧᬓ᭄ (sépak)
• → Malay: sepak
  • Indonesian: sépak
  • → Tagalog: sipà

Further reading

• "sepak" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.