lepet

== Amis == === Verb === lepet to arrest; to apprehend to run after; to chase === References === 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎[1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2024 == Indonesian == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Sundanese [Term?]. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈlepɛt/ [ˈle.pɛt̪̚] Rhymes: -epɛt Syllabification: le‧pet ==== Adjective ==== lepet (comparative lebih lepet, superlative paling lepet) flat Synonyms: kempis, rata === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Javanese lèpèt (“sticky dirt”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈlepɛt/ [ˈle.pɛt̪̚] Rhymes: -epɛt Syllabification: le‧pet ==== Adjective ==== lepet (comparative lebih lepet, superlative paling lepet) sticky and dirty === Etymology 3 === Inherited from Malay lepet (“rice in leaf-wrapper”) (Java Malay), from Betawi [Term?], from Javanese lepet, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lepet (“wrapped packet of cooked rice”) (Western). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈləpət/ [ˈlə.pət̪̚] Rhymes: -əpət Syllabification: le‧pet ==== Noun ==== lepet (plural lepet-lepet) alternative form of lepat (“snack made from sticky rice”) === Etymology 4 === Borrowed from Bakung [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lepet (“to fold”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈləpət/ [ˈlə.pət̪̚] Rhymes: -əpət Syllabification: le‧pet ==== Noun ==== lepet (plural lepet-lepet) folds of the feet or hands === Etymology 5 === Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈləpət/ [ˈlə.pət̪̚] Rhymes: -əpət Syllabification: le‧pet ==== Noun ==== lepet (plural lepet-lepet) (music) a rebab wire dampener, made from folded banana leaves and tucked between the two rebab wires === Further reading === “lepet”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016