tepuk tangan
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of tepuk (“clap”) + tangan (“hand”). Compare to Dutch handgeklap and Chinese 拍手 (pāishǒu).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tepuk tangan (first-person possessive tepuk tanganku, second-person possessive tepuk tanganmu, third-person possessive tepuk tangannya)
- applause
- Synonym: aplaus
- handclapping
Further reading edit
- “tepuk tangan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.