perepat

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay perepat (“Sonneratia alba”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pərəˈpat/ [pə.rəˈpat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: pe‧re‧pat

Noun

perepat (plural perepat-perepat)

  1. (botany) Sonneratia alba
    Synonym: pidada putih

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Musi [Term?], from Javanese ꦥꦽꦥꦠ꧀ (prepat, “neighbour; follower, servant”), from Old Javanese parĕpat (“servant”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pərəˈpat/ [pə.rəˈpat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: pe‧re‧pat

Noun

perepat (plural perepat-perepat)

  1. (archaic) friend
    Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kolega, kontak, mitra, rafik, rekan, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan

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