rapat

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See also: râpât and rap at

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay rapat, from Old Javanese rapĕt (“close together, tight, closed tight”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *rapet (“join together, attach tightly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈra.pat/
  • Hyphenation: ra‧pat

Adjective

rapat

  1. close:
    1. near: at a little distance.
      Synonyms: dekat, kerap
    2. closed, shut.
    3. dense; solid; compact.
    4. intimate, close-knit.
  2. tight:
    1. compact: firmly held together; not loose or open.
    2. intimate, close-knit.
    3. narrow

Derived terms

Noun

rapat (plural rapat-rapat, first-person possessive rapatku, second-person possessive rapatmu, third-person possessive rapatnya)

  1. meeting, session, gathering, assembly.
    Synonyms: majelis, sesi, sidang
  2. ellipsis of kayu rapat (“Parameria laevigata”).

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

Adjective

rapat (Jawi spelling راڤت)

  1. close

References

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Verb

rapat

  1. supine of rapa

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