kepung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kepung, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəpuŋ.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈpuŋ/ [kəˈpuŋ]
  • Rhymes: -uŋ
  • Syllabification: ke‧pung

Verb

kêpung (active mengepung, passive dikepung)

  1. to besiege (to surround with armed forces)
  2. to encircle, surround
    Synonym: kitari

Derived terms

  • berkepung
  • kepungan (“something that is besieged; siege; (chiefly dialectal) banquet”)
  • pengepung (“besieger”)
  • pengepungan (“siege”)
  • terkepung (“besieged”)

Further reading

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