tepis

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tepis (“to push aside”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapis (“loincloth; to skim; to filter”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tə.ˈpɪs/
  • Rhymes: -pɪs, -ɪs, -s
  • Hyphenation: tê‧pis

Noun

têpis

  1. to counter, to parry, to push aside
  2. to skim

Derived terms

  • ditepis
  • menepis

Further reading

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