pepet

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Balinese

Noun

pepet (Balinese script ᬧᭂᬧᭂᬢ᭄)

  1. schwa

Indonesian

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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)

  1. schwa

Adjective

pêpêt (comparative lebih pepet, superlative paling pepet)

  1. (dialect) blocked
    Synonym: buntu
  2. (dialect) closed
    Synonym: tertutup
  3. (figurative) lose one's mind

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Betawi pèpèt (to get closer, to corner).

Pronunciation

Verb

pepet

  1. to close; to narrow
Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

pepet

  1. romanization of ꦥꦼꦥꦼꦠ꧀