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pes.

pest, plague

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɛs/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpɛs]Standard-Indonesian
  1. pest, plague

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch pest, from Middle French peste (whence French peste), ultimately from Latin pestis.

noun/ˈpɛs/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpɛs]Standard-Indonesian
  1. a word used as a warning sign of death in the game of gobak sodor when there are two people in one box

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese pès (“got nothing”).

noun/ˈpɛs/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpɛs]Standard-Indonesian
  1. foot

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin pēs (“foot”).

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