The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Words for tongs, pincers in Javanese

sapit

Roots
*-pit
PAN
PAN kepit hold together, clamp
kupit press together
Sapit hold together
Form.
Amis ʔalapit tweezers, chopsticks
PMP
PMP lipit press between two flat surfaces
sipit squeeze, pinch, narrow
gapit hold together
qipit jammed, wedged close together
zumpit pinch, squeeze
gepit pinch, press together
pitpit pinch
kapit fasten thatch with slats; hold together
lepit fold
PWMP
PWMP rupit narrow
kipit press together
lupit press between two flat surfaces
zapit pinch, press
hepit press between two surfaces
supit narrow; tongs
sepit tight, narrow
gupit pinch together
diqpit join, fasten together, probably lengthwise
cupit narrow
higpít pinch or squeeze between two surfaces
WMP
Bontok pipʔit be crowded, have no room
Ifugaw kuhípit narrowness of things
ukpít hold by pressing something between the knees, between the elbow (or the upper arm) and the side of the body
Kankanaey agpít carry under (one's arm, etc.)
alípit carry under (one's arm, etc.)
Casiguran Dumagat səlpet pincers, tongs, clothespin; to pinch (as finger in door)
Ilokano daípit to crowd, throng; press, stick together
ópit compress, compact, consolidate, harden, press
Hanunóo tipít clamps, holders, as used to fasten house walls down
Hiligaynon lágpit rat trap
Maranao gimpit press, crush (also 'wanting or lacking in space')
Malay men-cepit to nip
capit pincers
dempit pressed together; in contact
pen-cepit pincers
jepit to nip, catch between pincers
Gorontalo wepito narrow
Wolio opi hold tightly, push to, clutch
Javanese jimpit a pinch
sapit tongs, pincers
Balinese sripit narrow (road)
Sasak lapit insert between two other things
Bikol yaʔpít narrow (as a passage), tight (as clothes)
PPh
PPh sigpít tongs, clips, pincers
CMP
Manggarai ŋgepit pincers; to nip, catch between pincers
Kambera ripitu take between the fingers, pinch, pluck
haŋgápitu tongs
júmbitu pinch
ŋápitu to clip, pinch