dangkal

dangkal

Cebuano

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaŋkal.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: dang‧kal

Noun

dangkál

1. handspan

Verb

dangkál

1. to measure a distance using such method

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dangkal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdaŋkal]
• Hyphenation: dang‧kal

Adjective

dangkal

1. shallow:
   1. having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.

      Synonyms: cetek, tohor

   2. (figurative) not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing.
2. (dialect, Jakarta) unripe: not ripe.

   Synonym: mentah

   Antonym: matang

3. (dialect, Jakarta) infertile (of land), barren.

   Antonyms: berair, subur

4. (dialect, Jakarta) unfinished, incomplete.

   Synonyms: tanggung, terbengkalai

5. (dialect, Jakarta) cruel, harsh.

   Synonyms: bengis, tebal hati

Derived terms

• dangkalan
• kedangkalan
• mendangkal
• mendangkalkan
• pendangkalan
• sedangkal

 

Further reading

• “dangkal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Tagalog

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaŋkal. Compare Cebuano dangkal and Malay jengkal.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: dang‧kal
• IPA^(key): /daŋˈkal/, [dɐŋˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al

Noun

dangkál

1. handspan (distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb)
2. distance between the outstretched tips of the middle finger and thumb
3. act of measuring using such a measurement

Derived terms

• dangkalan
• dangkalin
• dumangkal
• madangkal
• mandadangkal
• pagdangkal

 

See also

• dapal
• damak