tepuk

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Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tepuk, from tepik. The vowel sound change on the second syllable is unexpected.

Pronunciation

Noun

têpuk

  1. clap
    Synonyms: tepukan, (uncommon) tepikan
  2. pat
    Synonyms: tepukan, (uncommon) tepikan

Verb

têpuk (active menepuk, passive ditepuk)

  1. (transitive, somewhat uncommon) to clap
    Synonym: (uncommon) tepik
  2. (transitive, uncommon) to pat
    Synonym: (uncommon) tepik

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Malay

Verb

tepuk (Jawi spelling تڤوق)

  1. to clap, to pat, to tap (gently)

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