jepit
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay jepit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d͡ʒəˈpɪt̚]
- Hyphenation: jê‧pit
Verb
jêpit
- to pinch
- Synonyms: apit, cubit, kepit, tekan
Noun
jêpit (first-person possessive jepitku, second-person possessive jepitmu, third-person possessive jepitnya)
- synonym of penjepit (“tweezer, pincer”)
Derived terms
- dijepit
- jepitan
- menjepit
- penjepit
- penjepitan
- terjepit
- jepit dasi
- jepit jemuran
- jepit kertas
- jepit rambut
Further reading
- “jepit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.