sempak
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch zwempak (“swimsuit”) with meaning shift from "swimsuit" to "underwear".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɛmpak]
- Hyphenation: sèm‧pak
Noun
sempak (plural sempak-sempak)
- (colloquial) underwear
- Synonym: pakaian dalam
Further reading
- “sempak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016