amsal
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈamsal]
- Hyphenation: am‧sal
Etymology 1
From Malay amsal, from Classical Malay عامسل (amsal), from Arabic أَمْثَال (ʾamṯāl), plural of مِثْل (miṯl, “something similar”).
Noun
amsal (first-person possessive amsalku, second-person possessive amsalmu, third-person possessive amsalnya)
- (archaic) example
- Synonym: misal
Etymology 2
From Malay amsal, from Classical Malay عامسل (amsal), from Arabic أَمْثَال (ʾamṯāl), plural of مَثَل (maṯal, “proverb”).
Noun
amsal (first-person possessive amsalku, second-person possessive amsalmu, third-person possessive amsalnya)
- (archaic) proverb.
- Synonyms: umpama, perumpamaan
- Kitab Amsal ― Book of Proverbs
Further reading
- “amsal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.