ampelas

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sundanese hampelas.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈampəlas/ [ˈam.pə.las]
  • Rhymes: -ampəlas
  • Syllabification: am‧pe‧las

Noun

ampêlas (plural ampelas-ampelas)

  1. sandpaper
    1. a strong paper coated with sand, ground glass, or other abrasive material for smoothing and polishing
      Synonym: amril
    2. a sheet of such paper
  2. any tree in the Ficus ampelos family

Verb

ampêlas (active mengampelas, passive diampelas) (transitive)

  1. to sand (to abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it)
    Synonym: amril

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