bakul
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *bakul.
Noun
bakul
- basket (container)
Indonesian
Etymology
- From Malay bakul (“basket”), from Proto-Malayic *bakul, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bakul (“woven bamboo basket”).
- Semantic loan from Javanese bakul (ꦧꦏꦸꦭ꧀, “petty trader”), from Old Javanese *bakul, most likely related to above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈba.kʊl]
- Hyphenation: ba‧kul
Noun
bakul (first-person possessive bakulku, second-person possessive bakulmu, third-person possessive bakulnya)
- basket (container)
- (dialect, Java) petty trader.
Derived terms
- bakul bermain
- bakul tangkai
Further reading
- “bakul” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Etymology
From Old Javanese *bakul. Doublet of wakul.
Noun
bakul or ꦧꦏꦸꦭ꧀ ()
- market seller.
- trader in agricultural products.
- synonym of wakul (ꦮꦏꦸꦭ꧀, “basket”).
Descendants
- → Indonesian: bakul (“petty trader”) (semantic loan)
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *bakul.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /bakol/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /bakʊl/
- Rhymes: -akol, -kol, -ol
Audio (MY) (file)
Noun
bakul (Jawi spelling باکول, plural bakul-bakul, informal 1st possessive bakulku, 2nd possessive bakulmu, 3rd possessive bakulnya)
- basket (container)
Descendants
- Indonesian: bakul
Further reading
- “bakul” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.