pacal
See also: pacał
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpa.t͡ʃal/
- Rhymes: -t͡ʃal
- Hyphenation: pa‧cal
Etymology 1
Unknown
Noun
pacal (plural pacal-pacal)
- (zoology) dorab wolf-herring (Chirocentrus dorab)
- Synonyms: bale-bale, parang, parang-parang, tegap
Etymology 2
Inherited from Malay pacal (“servant”).
Noun
pacal (plural pacal-pacal)
Pronoun
pacal
- first person singular pronoun
- Synonym: patik
Further reading
- “pacal” 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.
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pat͡ʃal/
- Rhymes: -at͡ʃal, -t͡ʃal, -al
Pronoun
pacal (Jawi spelling ڤاچل)
Descendants
- Indonesian: pacal
Further reading
- “pacal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.