kelip

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kelip (“to blink”). Doublet of kedip. Cognate with Puyuma kerip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəlip/
• Rhymes: -əlip, -lip, -ip
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [kəlɪp, -lep, -le̞p]

Verb

kelip (Jawi spelling کليڤ)

1. to twinkle

   Bintang menegelip

   Twinkling star

2. to blink

   Mengelip mata

   To blink one's eye

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengelipan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• kelipan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• mengelip [agent focus] (meN-)

Noun

kelip (Jawi spelling کليڤ, plural kelip-kelip, informal 1st possessive kelipku, 2nd possessive kelipmu, 3rd possessive kelipnya)

1. twinkle
2. blink

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• kelip-kelip (“firefly”)
• sekelip mata (“in the blink of an eye”)

Further reading

• “kelip” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *kelip