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Balinese
Noun
pepet (Balinese script ᬧᭂᬧᭂᬢ᭄)
- schwa
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay pepet, from Javanese ꦥꦼꦥꦼꦠ꧀ (pepet, “/ə/ sound diacritic; blocked; clogging; crowded”). Semantic loan from Javanese ꦥꦼꦥꦼꦠ꧀ (pepet) for blocked; closed senses.
Pronunciation
Noun
pêpêt (plural pepet-pepet)
- schwa
Adjective
pêpêt (comparative lebih pepet, superlative paling pepet)
- (dialect) blocked
- Synonym: buntu
- (dialect) closed
- Synonym: tertutup
- (figurative) lose one's mind
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Betawi pèpèt (“to get closer, to corner”).
Pronunciation
Verb
pepet
- to close; to narrow
Derived terms
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
pepet
- romanization of ꦥꦼꦥꦼꦠ꧀