selepetan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Betawi selepetan.

Noun

selepétan (first-person possessive selepetanku, second-person possessive selepetanmu, third-person possessive selepetannya)

1. (Jakarta) A slingshot.

   Synonyms: katapel, blandring, pelinteng, pelanting, jepretan

Further reading

• “selepetan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.