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petik.

to pick, to pluck

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/pəˈtiʔ/Standard-Indonesian[pəˈt̪ɪʔ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to pick, to pluck

    Adikku sedang memetik salak di belakang rumah.
  2. to quote

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay petik, from Proto-Malayic *pətik, from Proto-Austronesian *pəCik (“snap, as the fingers or a slingshot”).

noun/pəˈtiʔ/Standard-Indonesian[pəˈt̪ɪʔ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. Jember's special ritual to start the rice harvest

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦼꦛꦶꦏ꧀ (pethik), from Old Javanese pĕṭik, from Proto-Austronesian *pəCik (“snap, as the fingers or a slingshot”).

noun/pəˈtiʔ/Standard-Indonesian[pəˈt̪ɪʔ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. large animal trap made of sharpened bamboo, lever attached to a spring with rope, placed on the animal's path

Where this word comes from

From Dayak languages.

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