semprot
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== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Javanese semprot (“to spray, to squirt, to pour from a hole; to tell off, to scold”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səmˈprot/ [səmˈprɔt̪̚]
Rhymes: -ot
Syllabification: sem‧prot
=== Noun ===
semprot (plural semprot-semprot)
nozzle, spray gun, squirt gun.
syringe
(figurative) criticism, reprimand, scolding.
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“semprot”, 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