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macet.

blocked; clogged

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmat͡ʃət/Standard-Indonesian[ˈma.t͡ʃət̪̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. blocked; clogged

  2. congested

  3. stuck

  4. hang

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Betawi macet, from Javanese ꦩꦕꦼꦠ꧀ (macet), ꦥꦕꦼꦠ꧀ (pacet, “impasse, deadlocked, blocked”), from Old Javanese cĕt (“in a moment, all at once, in a flash”). Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *tət (“blocked, to block”).

noun/ˈmat͡ʃət/Standard-Indonesian[ˈma.t͡ʃət̪̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. traffic congestion; traffic jam

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Betawi macet, from Javanese ꦩꦕꦼꦠ꧀ (macet), ꦥꦕꦼꦠ꧀ (pacet, “impasse, deadlocked, blocked”), from Old Javanese cĕt (“in a moment, all at once, in a flash”). Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *tət (“blocked, to block”).

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