kelip

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kelip (“to blink”). Doublet of kedip. Cognate with Puyuma kerip.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kəlip/
  • Rhymes: -əlip, -lip, -ip
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [kəlɪp, -lep, -le̞p]

Verb

kelip (Jawi spelling کليڤ‎)

  1. to twinkle
    Bintang menegelip
    Twinkling star
  2. to blink
    Mengelip mata
    To blink one's eye

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • pengelipan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
  • kelipan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • mengelip [agent focus] (meN-)

Noun

kelip (Jawi spelling کليڤ‎, plural kelip-kelip, informal 1st possessive kelipku, impolite 2nd possessive kelipmu, 3rd possessive kelipnya)

  1. twinkle
  2. blink

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

  • kelip-kelip (“firefly”)
  • sekelip mata (“in the blink of an eye”)

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