rompak

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay rompak. Doublet of rampok.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈrompak/ [ˈrom.pak̚]
• Rhymes: -ompak
• Syllabification: rom‧pak

Verb

rompak

1. to pirate (to appropriate by piracy; to plunder at sea)

Further reading

• “rompak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rompak/, [rompaʔ]
• Rhymes: -pak, -ak
• Hyphenation: rom‧pak

Verb

rompak (Jawi spelling رومڤق, active merompak, 3rd person passive dirompak)

1. to rob

   Synonyms: samun, rampok (Indonesian)

Affixations

• perompak
• perompakan
• rompakan

Further reading

• “rompak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.