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ketiak.

armpit; underarm

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈtiak/Standard-Indonesian[kəˈt̪i.ak̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. armpit; underarm

    Baju ini sempit banget di bagian ketiak.
    mencari kutu di ketiak
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay ketiak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kǝt-iǝk, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ʔiǝk (“armpit”).

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