The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*zepit pinch, take up with the fingers

PWMP zepit pinch, take up with the fingers ⇫

WMP
Iban jempit crushed
Malay jepit nip, catch between pincers
Uma jopiʔ narrow
Malay (Jakarta) jepit nip, catch between pincers
Javanese jepit pinched tightly (in a clip, etc.)
jepèt pinched tightly (in a clip, etc.)