potong-potong

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of potong.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌpɔtɔŋ ˈpɔtɔŋ/ [ˌpɔ.t̪ɔŋ ˈpɔ.t̪ɔŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ɔtɔŋ
  • Syllabification: po‧tong-po‧tong

Verb

potong-potong (active memotong-motong, passive dipotong-potong)

  1. to cut repeatedly
    Synonym: (dialectal) kabung-kabung