sepandai-pandai

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of se- +‎ pandai with duplication on the base word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.pan.dai̯ˈpan.dai̯/

Adverb

sepandai-pandai

1. no matter how smart

Further reading

• “sepandai-pandai” 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.