pencopet

Indonesian

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pencopet

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Etymology

Affixation of peng- +‎ copet.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pencopet (plural pencopet-pencopet)

1. pickpocket

   Synonyms: bajul, penyeluk saku (Malay)

Further reading

• “pencopet”, 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