celup

From Malay celup.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəˈlup/ [t͡ʃəˈlʊp̚]
• Rhymes: -up
• Syllabification: ce‧lup

cêlup (active mencelup, passive dicelup)

1. to dip

   Synonym: cocol

• “celup” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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celup (Jawi spelling چلوڤ)

1. to dunk, to dip, to submerge briefly in some liquid (tea, milk, batter)
2. (rare) to soak or steep in a liquid for a long time (dye, broth etc.)

   Synonym: rendam

celup

1. (informal, Malaysia) fake, pretend, posing

   Synonyms: acah, pura-pura

Onomatopoeic.

celup

1. slosh, sound of trodden mud or puddles
2. plop, sound of something dropped into a liquid

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “چلڤ tjĕloep”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 112
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “چلڤ chĕlup”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 260
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “chĕlop”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 202

• “celup” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.