serbet

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch servet, from Middle French serviette.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /sərˈbɛt/ [sərˈbɛt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ɛt
• Syllabification: ser‧bet

Noun

sêrbèt (plural serbet-serbet)

1. a napkin; a serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while

Further reading

• “serbet”, 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