nakal

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈnakal/ [ˈna.kal]
• Rhymes: -akal
• Syllabification: na‧kal

nakal (comparative lebih nakal, superlative paling nakal)

1. naughty

   Synonym: bandel

The word nakal also used as an abbreviation of narkoba, alkohol, kekerasan, asusila, liar ("drug, alcoholic drink, violence, immoral, outlaw") to describes about juvenile delinquency or crime cases in Indonesia.^[1]

• “nakal” 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.

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• (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈnakal/ [ˈna.kal]

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• Rhymes: -akal
• Hyphenation: na‧kal

nakal (Jawi spelling ناکل)

1. naughty

   Synonym: degil

   Synonym: bandel (Indonesia)

2. evil

   Synonym: jahat

• > Indonesian: nakal (inherited)

• “nakal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.