kempis

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəmˈpɪs/
  • Hyphenation: kêm‧pis
  • Rhymes: -pɪs, -ɪs, -s

Etymology 1

From Malay kempis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gimpis (“crush between weights; press out”).

Verb

kêmpis (base-imperative kempes, active mengempis, ordinary passive dikempis)

  1. to be flat
  2. to be deflated
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • mengempis
  • mengempiskan
  • pengempisan

Adjective

kempis (comparative lebih kempis, superlative paling kempis)

  1. (of cheeks) sunken in, hollow
  2. (of tire) flat
    ban kempes ― flat tire
  3. slack, soft

Etymology 2

From Betawi kempis.

Noun

kempis (plural kempis-kempis)

  1. a container bottle with rattan wickerwork wrapping

Further reading

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