petikan

Malay

Etymology

petik (“pick; pluck”) +‎ -an

Noun

petikan (Jawi spelling ڤتيقن, plural petikan-petikan)

  1. a result of picking something (leaves, flowers, fruits, etc.)
  2. an act plucking (of stringed instrument)
  3. an act of picking or pulling the trigger (of an firearm or artillery)
  4. an act of lighting the cigarette
  5. excerpt; extract; passage (of a story, novel, article, etc.)
  6. snapshot
    Synonym: cuplikan (Indonesian)
  7. quotation
    Synonyms: kutipan, nukilan

Derived terms

  • petikan api

Descendants

  • Indonesian: petikan

Further reading

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