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apes.

unlucky

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈapəs/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.pəs]Standard-Indonesian
  1. unlucky

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦥꦼꦱ꧀ (apes), from Old Javanese apĕs, apus (“weak, exhausted”). Probably related to hapus (“to delete”).

noun/ˈapəs/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.pəs]Standard-Indonesian
  1. clamps made of bamboo strips to tidy up the hedge

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Balinese [Term?].

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