pencopet

Indonesian

Etymology

copet +‎ peng-.

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pənˈt͡ʃopɛt/ [pəɲˈt͡ʃo.pɛt̪̚]
Rhymes: -opɛt
Syllabification: pen‧co‧pet

Noun

pencopet (plural pencopet-pencopet)

pickpocket
Synonyms: bajul, penyeluk saku (Malay)

Further reading

“pencopet”, 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