semprot

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese semprot (“to spray, to squirt, to pour from a hole; to tell off, to scold”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səmˈprot/ [səmˈprɔt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ot
  • Syllabification: sem‧prot

Noun

semprot (plural semprot-semprot)

  1. nozzle, spray gun, squirt gun.
  2. syringe
  3. (figurative) criticism, reprimand, scolding.

Derived terms

  • menyemprot
  • menyemproti
  • menyemprotkan
  • penyemprot
  • penyemprotan
  • semprotan
  • tersemprot
  • semprot hidung

Further reading

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