kelip

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kelip (“to blink”). Doublet of kedip. Cognate with Puyuma kerip.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəlip/
  • Rhymes: -əlip, -lip, -ip
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [kəlɪp, -lep, -le̞p]

Verb

kelip (Jawi spelling کليڤ)

  1. to twinkle
    Bintang menegelip
    Twinkling star
  2. to blink
    Mengelip mata
    To blink one's eye

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • pengelipan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
  • kelipan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • mengelip [agent focus] (meN-)

Noun

kelip (Jawi spelling کليڤ, plural kelip-kelip)

  1. twinkle
  2. blink

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

  • kelip-kelip (“firefly”)
  • sekelip mata (“in the blink of an eye”)

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