apitan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed apit + -an. Semantic loan from Javanese [Term?] for roof decoration.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /aˈpitan/ [aˈpi.t̪an]
- Rhymes: -itan
- Syllabification: a‧pi‧tan
Noun
apitan (plural apitan-apitan)
- clamp
- Synonym: kempa
- a clamped object
- (dialect, Java) decorations placed on the ends of the roof tiles on the right and left
Derived terms
- apitan minyak
- apitan tebu
Further reading
- “apitan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016