tepuk

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tepuk, from tepik. The vowel sound change on the second syllable is unexpected.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təˈpuk/ [t̪əˈpʊk̚]
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Syllabification: te‧puk

Noun

têpuk

  1. clap
    Synonyms: tepukan, (uncommon) tepikan
  2. pat
    Synonyms: tepukan, (uncommon) tepikan

Verb

têpuk (active menepuk, passive ditepuk)

  1. (transitive, somewhat uncommon) to clap
    Synonym: (uncommon) tepik
  2. (transitive, uncommon) to pat
    Synonym: (uncommon) tepik

Derived terms

Affixed terms
  • bertepuk
  • bertepuk-tepukan
  • bertepukan
  • penepuk
  • tepuk-tepuk
  • tepuk-tepukkan
  • tepukan
  • tepukkan
Compound terms

Further reading

Malay

Verb

tepuk (Jawi spelling تڤوق)

  1. to clap, to pat, to tap (gently)

Further reading

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