berpeluit

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of ber- +‎ peluit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bər.pəˈlu.ɪt̚/
• Rhymes: -ɪt̚
• Hyphenation: bêr‧pê‧lu‧it

Verb

bêrpêluit

1. (intransitive) to whistle (to make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips)

   Synonym: bersiul

Conjugation

Conjugation of peluit (ber-, intransitive)
Root	peluit
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Imperative	Jussive
Active	berpeluit	terpeluit	dipeluit	peluit	peluitlah
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	memeluitkan	terpeluitkan	dipeluitkan	peluitkan	peluitkanlah
	Causative
Active	–	–	–	–	–
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	memperpeluitkan	terperpeluitkan	diperpeluitkan	perpeluitkan	perpeluitkanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Further reading

• “berpeluit” 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.