tepuk

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

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

têpuk

1. clap

   Synonyms: tepukan, (uncommon) tepikan

2. pat

   Synonyms: tepukan, (uncommon) tepikan

têpuk (active menepuk, passive ditepuk)

1. (transitive, somewhat uncommon) to clap

   Synonym: (uncommon) tepik

2. (transitive, uncommon) to pat

   Synonym: (uncommon) tepik

• “tepuk”, 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

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tepuk (Jawi spelling تڤوق)

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

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