tepuk

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tepuk, from tepik. The vowel sound change on the second syllable is unexpected.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /təˈpuk/ [t̪əˈpʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -uk
• Syllabification: te‧puk

Noun

têpuk

1. clap

   Synonyms: tepukan, (uncommon) tepikan

2. pat

   Synonyms: tepukan, (uncommon) tepikan

Verb

têpuk (active menepuk, passive ditepuk)

1. (transitive, somewhat uncommon) to clap

   Synonym: (uncommon) tepik

2. (transitive, uncommon) to pat

   Synonym: (uncommon) tepik

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• bertepuk
• bertepuk-tepukan
• bertepukan
• penepuk
• tepuk-tepuk
• tepuk-tepukkan
• tepukan
• tepukkan

Compound terms

• tepuk nyamuk
• tepuk setan
• tepuk sorak
• tepuk tangan
• tepuk tari

Further reading

• “tepuk” 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

Verb

tepuk (Jawi spelling تڤوق)

1. to clap, to pat, to tap (gently)

Further reading

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