kedip

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kedip.

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈdip/ [kəˈdɪp̚]
Rhymes: -ip
Syllabification: ke‧dip

Verb

kedip

to blink

Further reading

“kedip”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /kəˈdep/ [kəˈdep̚]
- Rhymes: -dep, -ep

(Baku) IPA^(key): /kəˈdip/ [kəˈdip̚]
- Rhymes: -dip, -ip
Hyphenation: ke‧dip

Verb

kedip (Jawi spelling کديڤ)

to blink (to close and open the eyes quickly).
Synonyms: kelip, kejip

Matanya tidak berkedip memandang kecantikan pemandangan itu. ― His eyes did not blink looking at the beauty of the scenery.
to flicker; to twinkle (of a light or star).
Synonyms: kelip, liplap

Lampu isyarat itu berkedip warna kuning. ― The traffic light is flickering yellow.
to wink (to close one eye as a signal).
Dia mengedipkan sebelah matanya kepada saya. ― He winked one of his eyes at me.

Derived terms

Affixations

berkedip (“to blink; to flicker”)
kedipan (“a blink; a wink”)
mengedip (“to blink”)
mengedipkan (“to blink (transitive); to wink”)
terkedip-kedip (“blinking repeatedly”)

Compounds

sekedip mata (“in the blink of an eye”)

Descendants

> Indonesian: kedip (inherited)

Further reading

"kedip" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017