pikol

pikol

Dutch

Etymology

From Malay pikul.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: pi‧kol

Noun

pikol m (plural pikols)

1. each of the two loads which hang at each side of a carrying pole, called pikanol, which is fixed over the shoulders on/like a yoke, as used in Indonesia
2. a measure for dry wares, e.g. about 56 kilos of salt
3. a commercial weight, fixed by the (Dutch colonial) authorities of the Dutch East Indies at 125 Amsterdam pound, i.e. 61.7613 kilos, divided into 100 kati

Verb

pikol

1. first-person singular present indicative of pikollen
2. imperative of pikollen