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)

1. clamp

   Synonym: kempa

2. a clamped object
3. (dialect, Java) decorations placed on the ends of the roof tiles on the right and left
4. (linguistics) circumfix

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