sepemakan sirih

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of sepemakan +‎ sirih.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.pə.ma.kan ˈsi.rɪh/

Adverb

sepemakan sirih

1. the same time as people who eat betel
2. (figurative) a moment

   Synonym: sebentar

Further reading

• “sepemakan sirih” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.