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opas.

office guard

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈopas/Standard-Indonesian[ˈo.pas]Standard-Indonesian
  1. office guard

    archaic
  2. police agent

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch oppas (“babysitter”), oppassen (“to watch out, beware”).

noun/ˈopas/Standard-Indonesian[ˈo.pas]Standard-Indonesian
  1. poison from plants that is smeared on the tip of an arrow or damak

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Tenggarong Kutai Malay [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *upas (“poison”).

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