OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

paki medi[ˈpaki ˈmɛdi]

•  vi. be dressed up; dress in smart or formal clothes(eng).pakai pakaian lengkap(ind).

Nepa gepaki medi kana.My father is dressed up.(eng), Bapak sudah memakai pakaian lengkap.(ind)

Grammatical note: Compound verb with medi 'take'.

Origin: paki < Malay |fn{pakai|an} 'clothes'.

See also: medi