kelip
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *kelip (“to blink”). Doublet of kedip. Cognate with Puyuma kerip.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəlip/
- Rhymes: -əlip, -lip, -ip
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [kəlɪp, -lep, -le̞p]
Verb
kelip (Jawi spelling کليڤ)
- to twinkle
- Bintang menegelip
- Twinkling star
- to blink
- Mengelip mata
- To blink one's eye
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- pengelipan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- kelipan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- mengelip [agent focus] (meN-)
Noun
kelip (Jawi spelling کليڤ, plural kelip-kelip, informal 1st possessive kelipku, impolite 2nd possessive kelipmu, 3rd possessive kelipnya)
- twinkle
- blink
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- kelip-kelip (“firefly”)
- sekelip mata (“in the blink of an eye”)
Further reading
- “kelip” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *kelip