sepilis

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈpilɪs]
• Hyphenation: sê‧pi‧lis

Etymology 1

From Dutch syfilis (“syphilis”), from New Latin syphilis.

Noun

sepilis (first-person possessive sepilisku, second-person possessive sepilismu, third-person possessive sepilisnya)

1. (informal) alternative spelling of sifilis (“syphilis”).
2. (derogatory, politics) acronym of sekularisme (“secularism”), pluralisme (“pluralism”) and liberalisme (“liberalism”).

Etymology 2

From Riau Malay [Term?].

Noun

sepilis (first-person possessive sepilisku, second-person possessive sepilismu, third-person possessive sepilisnya)

1. (architecture) ceiling: the overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.

   Synonym: langit-langit

Further reading

• “sepilis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.