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tepas.

bamboo fan

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtepas/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪e.pas]Standard-Indonesian

  1. bamboo fan

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦺꦥꦱ꧀ (tépas, “bamboo fan, to peel fibre from a coconut”), from Old Javanese tipas (“fan”).

noun/təˈpas/Standard-Indonesian[t̪əˈpas]Standard-Indonesian

  1. bamboo wickerwork

  2. the outer layer of tree bark

  3. front veranda

  4. direction

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦼꦥꦱ꧀ (tepas, “terrace, inn”), from Old Javanese tĕpas (“small building annex; verandah; gallery”), tapas (“the fibrous sheath of a young palm-leaf”).

adj/təˈpas/Standard-Indonesian[t̪əˈpas]Standard-Indonesian

  1. full

  2. loaded

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tepas (“full up”).

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