pangkal

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • mangkal

Etymology

From Malay pangkal.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpaŋkal/ [ˈpaŋ.kal]
  • Rhymes: -aŋkal
  • Syllabification: pang‧kal

Noun

pangkal (plural pangkal-pangkal)

  1. base
    Synonym: pokok
  2. (linguistics) stem (The main part of an uninflected word to which affixes may be added to form inflections of the word)
  3. origin, source
    Synonym: asal
  4. beginning
    Synonyms: awal, permulaan
  5. main cause
    Synonym: sebab utama
  6. capital: money and wealth; the means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system
    Synonyms: kapital, modal

Derived terms

  • berpangkal
  • berpangkalan
  • memangkal
  • memangkalkan
  • pangkalan
  • pangkal bahu
  • pangkal bala
  • pangkal bedil
  • pangkal cerita
  • pangkal ekor
  • pangkal hidung
  • pangkal kaki
  • pangkal kata
  • pangkal kerongkongan
  • pangkal lengan
  • pangkal lidah
  • pangkal mata
  • pangkal nama
  • pangkal paha
  • pangkal pedang
  • pangkal rumah
  • pangkal tahun
  • pangkal tekak
  • pangkal telinga
  • pangkal tunggal

Further reading

Malay

Noun

pangkal (Jawi spelling ڤڠکل, plural pangkal-pangkal)

  1. base (of a tree, bodily part, etc)
  2. handle (of a firearm)
  3. beginning

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: pangkal

Further reading