kempis
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Malay kempis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gimpis (“crush between weights; press out”).
Verb edit
kêmpis (base-imperative kempes, active mengempis, ordinary passive dikempis)
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Betawi [Term?].
Noun edit
kempis (plural kempis-kempis, first-person possessive kempisku, second-person possessive kempismu, third-person possessive kempisnya)
- bottle wrapped in rattan wickerwork
Further reading edit
- “kempis” 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.