piket
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch piket (“immediate reaction troop”), from French piquet (“picket, school punishment”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pikèt (first-person possessive piketku, second-person possessive piketmu, third-person possessive piketnya)
- watch, a period of time on duty.
Verb
pikèt
- to watch, to look at for a period of time.
Further reading
- “piket” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Swedish
Etymology
From French piquet. Cognate of English picket, German Pikett, Russian пикет (piket).
Noun
piket c
- emergency vehicle, picket (police force on standby for rapid response)
- Not to be confused with piké.
Declension
Declension of piket