terjepit

From ter- +‎ jepit.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /tərd͡ʒəˈpit/ [t̪ər.d͡ʒəˈpɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: ter‧je‧pit

têrjêpit

1. to be squeezed, to be pinched
2. to be in a fix/bind/tight spot
3. to be cornered,
4. to be stuck

• kejepit (colloquial)

• “terjepit”, 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