pamit

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pamit, from Javanese ꦥꦩꦶꦠ꧀ (pamit),[1] from Old Javanese pamwit.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpamit/ [ˈpa.mɪt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -amit
  • Syllabification: pa‧mit

Noun

pamit (plural pamit-pamit)

  1. permission to leave

Verb

pamit

  1. to ask for permission to leave

Derived terms

  • berpamit
  • berpamitan
  • memamiti
  • pamitan

References

  1. ^ K.A. Adelaar (1983), Malay Consonant-Harmony: an Internal Reconstruction, page 59

Further reading

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