gamel
See also: gamĕl
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡaməl/ [ˈɡa.məl]
- Rhymes: -aməl
- Syllabification: ga‧mel
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic جَمَل (jamal, “male camel”), from Proto-West Semitic *gamal-. Doublet of jamal.
Noun
gamel (plural gamel-gamel)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦩꦼꦭ꧀ (gamel, “groom, fettler, horsekeeper, ostler”), from Old Javanese gamĕl (“to touch, to grasp; to seize, to take hold of, to grasp, to hold”).
Noun
gamel (plural gamel-gamel)
- groom, fettler, horsekeeper, ostler
- Synonyms: perawat kuda, tukang kuda
Further reading
- “gamel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
gamel
- romanization of ꦒꦩꦼꦭ꧀
Old English
Adjective
gamel
- alternative form of gamol