kotes

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kotes (“pinch”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkotɛs/ [ˈko.t̪ɛs]
• Rhymes: -otɛs
• Syllabification: ko‧tes

Verb

kotes (active mengotes, reflexive passive terkotes, ordinary passive dikotes, imperative kotes, emphatic-jussive koteslah)

1. to pull out
2. to pick; to wart

Noun

kotes (plural kotes-kotes)

1. pinch
2. plush, slag

Derived terms

• mengotes
• sekotes

Further reading

• “kotes”, 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