sepilis

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [səˈpilɪs]
  • Hyphenation: sê‧pi‧lis

Etymology 1

From Dutch syfilis (“syphilis”), from New Latin syphilis.

Noun

sepilis (plural sepilis-sepilis)

  1. (informal) alternative spelling of sifilis (“syphilis”)
  2. (derogatory, politics) syllabic abbreviation of sekularisme (“secularism”), pluralisme (“pluralism”) and liberalisme (“liberalism”)

Etymology 2

From Riau Malay [Term?].

Noun

sepilis (plural sepilis-sepilis)

  1. (architecture) ceiling: the overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room
    Synonym: langit-langit

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