berpeluit
Indonesian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editbêrpêluit
- (intransitive) to whistle (to make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips)
- Synonym: bersiul
Conjugation
editConjugation of peluit (ber-, intransitive) | |||||
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Root | peluit | ||||
Active | Involuntary / Perfective |
Passive | Basic / Imperative |
Jussive | |
Active | berpeluit | terpeluit | dipeluit | peluit | peluitlah |
Locative | – | – | – | – | – |
Causative / Applicative1 | memeluitkan | terpeluitkan | dipeluitkan | peluitkan | peluitkanlah |
Causative | |||||
Locative | – | – | – | – | – |
Causative / Applicative1 | memperpeluitkan | terperpeluitkan | diperpeluitkan | perpeluitkan | perpeluitkanlah |
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning. |
Further reading
edit- “berpeluit” 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.