amsal

See also: Amsal

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈamsal]
  • Hyphenation: am‧sal

Etymology 1

From Malay amsal, from Classical Malay عامسل (amsal), from Arabic أَمْثَال (ʔamṯāl), plural of مِثْل (miṯl, “something similar”).

Noun

amsal (plural amsal-amsal)

  1. (archaic) example
    Synonym: misal

Etymology 2

From Malay amsal, from Classical Malay عامسل (amsal), from Arabic أَمْثَال (ʔamṯāl), plural of مَثَل (maṯal, “proverb”).

Noun

amsal (plural amsal-amsal)

  1. (archaic) proverb
    Synonyms: umpama, peribahasa, perumpamaan
    Kitab Amsal ― Book of Proverbs

Further reading

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