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pepet.

schwa

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/pəˈpət/Standard-Indonesian[pəˈpət̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. schwa

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay pepet, from Javanese ꦥꦼꦥꦼꦠ꧀ (pepet, “/ə/ sound diacritic; pepet; pepet; pepet”). Semantic loan from Javanese ꦥꦼꦥꦼꦠ꧀ (pepet) for blocked; closed senses.

noun/pəˈpət/Standard-Indonesian[pəˈpət̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. leftover wood from clearing land that has not been burned is arranged straight across the field as a marker for planting routes

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay (Bangka) [Term?].

verb/ˈpepet/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpe.pɛt̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to close; to narrow

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Betawi pèpèt (“to get closer, to corner”).

adj/pəˈpət/Standard-Indonesian[pəˈpət̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. blocked

    dialectal
  2. closed

    dialectal
  3. lose one's mind

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay pepet, from Javanese ꦥꦼꦥꦼꦠ꧀ (pepet, “/ə/ sound diacritic; pepet; pepet; pepet”). Semantic loan from Javanese ꦥꦼꦥꦼꦠ꧀ (pepet) for blocked; closed senses.

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