pangkal
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay pangkal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaŋkal/
- Hyphenation: pang‧kal
Noun
pangkal (first-person possessive pangkalku, second-person possessive pangkalmu, third-person possessive pangkalnya)
- base
- Synonym: pokok
- origin, source
- Synonym: asal
- beginning
- Synonyms: awal, permulaan
- main cause
- Synonym: sebab utama
- capital: money and wealth; the means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
- Synonyms: kapital, modal
Alternative forms
- mangkal
Derived terms
- berpangkal
- berpangkalan
- memangkal
- memangkalkan
- pangkalan
- pangkal bahu
- pangkal bala
- pangkal bedil
- pangkal cerita
- pangkal ekor
- pangkal hidung
- pangkal kaki
- pangkal kata
- pangkal kerongkongan
- pangkal lengan
- pangkal lidah
- pangkal mata
- pangkal nama
- pangkal paha
- pangkal pedang
- pangkal rumah
- pangkal tahun
- pangkal tekak
- pangkal telinga
- pangkal tunggal
Further reading
- “pangkal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Noun
pangkal (Jawi spelling ڤڠکل, plural pangkal-pangkal, informal 1st possessive pangkalku, 2nd possessive pangkalmu, 3rd possessive pangkalnya)
- base (of a tree, bodily part, etc)
- handle (of a firearm)
- beginning
Synonyms
- awal
- permulaan
Antonyms
- hujung
Derived terms
- pangkalan
Descendants
- Indonesian: pangkal
Further reading
- “pangkal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.