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berpeluit

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Affixation of ber- +‎ peluit.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bər.pəˈlu.ɪt̚/
  • Rhymes: -ɪt̚
  • Hyphenation: bêr‧pê‧lu‧it

Verb

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bêrpêluit

  1. (intransitive) to whistle (to make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips)
    Synonym: bersiul

Conjugation

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Conjugation of peluit (ber-, intransitive)
Root peluit
Active Involuntary Passive Basic /
Imperative
Emphatic /
Jussive
Active berpeluit terpeluit dipeluit peluit peluitlah
Locative
Causative / Applicative1 memeluitkan terpeluitkan dipeluitkan peluitkan peluitkanlah
Causative
Locative
Causative / Applicative1 memperpeluitkan terperpeluitkan diperpeluitkan perpeluitkan perpeluitkanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Notes:
Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Further reading

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