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Malay

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Etymology

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petik (pick; pluck) +‎ -an

Noun

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petikan (Jawi spelling ڤتيقن, plural petikan-petikan, informal 1st possessive petikanku, 2nd possessive petikanmu, 3rd possessive petikannya)

  1. a result of picking something (leaves, flowers, fruits, etc.)
  2. an act plucking (of stringed instrument)
  3. an act of picking or pulling the trigger (of an firearm or artillery)
  4. an act of lighting the cigarette
  5. excerpt; extract; passage (of a story, novel, article, etc.)
  6. snapshot
    Synonym: cuplikan ( Indonesian)
  7. quotation
    Synonyms: kutipan, nukilan

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: petikan

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