sepemakan sirih

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of sepemakan +‎ sirih.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.pə.ma.kan ˈsi.rɪh/

Adverb

sêpêmakan sirih

1. the same time as people who eat betel
2. (figuratively, rare) a moment

   Synonym: sebentar

Further reading

• “sepemakan sirih” 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.