tepis
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tepis (“to push aside”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapis (“loincloth; to skim; to filter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tə.ˈpɪs/
- Rhymes: -pɪs, -ɪs, -s
- Hyphenation: tê‧pis
Noun
têpis
- to counter, to parry, to push aside.
- to skim.
Derived terms
- ditepis
- menepis
Related terms
- lapis
- nipis
- tapis
- tipis
Further reading
- “tepis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.