copet

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay copet (“pickpocket”), from Javanese copet (“pickpocket”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃopɛt/ [ˈt͡ʃo.pɛt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -opɛt
  • Syllabification: co‧pet

Verb

copet (active mencopet, reflexive passive tercopet, ordinary passive dicopet, imperative copet, emphatic-jussive copetlah)

  1. to pickpocket

Noun

copet (plural copet-copet)

  1. pickpocket
    Synonyms: bajul, pencopet, penyeluk saku (Malay), tukang copet

Derived terms

  • kecopetan
  • mencopet
  • pencopet
  • pencopetan
  • percopetan

Further reading

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