tepis

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tepis (“to push aside”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapis (“loincloth; to skim; to filter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə.ˈpɪs/
• Rhymes: -pɪs, -ɪs, -s
• Hyphenation: tê‧pis

Noun

têpis

1. to counter, to parry, to push aside.
2. to skim.

Derived terms

• ditepis
• menepis

 

Related terms

• lapis
• nipis
• tapis
• tipis

 

Further reading

• “tepis” 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.