copet

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay copet (“pickpocket”), from Javanese copet (“pickpocket”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃopɛt/ [ˈt͡ʃo.pɛt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -opɛt
• Syllabification: co‧pet

Verb

copet (active mencopet, reflexive passive tercopet, ordinary passive dicopet, imperative copet, emphatic-jussive copetlah)

1. to pickpocket

Noun

copet (plural copet-copet)

1. pickpocket

   Synonyms: bajul, pencopet, penyeluk saku (Malay), tukang copet

Derived terms

• kecopetan
• mencopet
• pencopet
• pencopetan
• percopetan

Further reading

• “copet”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016