cikal

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦕꦶꦏꦭ꧀ (cikal, “sprouting coconut (for planting)”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃikal/ [ˈt͡ʃi.kal]
  • Rhymes: -ikal
  • Syllabification: ci‧kal

Noun

cikal (plural cikal-cikal)

  1. young coconut
  2. first-born, oldest child; first (of something).

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