pepejal

Malay

Etymology

Partial reduplication of pejal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pə.pə.d͡ʒal]
  • Rhymes: -d͡ʒal, -al
  • Hyphenation: pe‧pe‧jal

Noun

pepejal (Jawi spelling ڤڤجل, plural pepejal-pepejal)

  1. (chemistry, countable) A solid; a substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container.
  2. (chemistry, uncountable) One of the four states of matter.
    Coordinate terms: cecair (“liquid”), gas (“gas”), plasma (“plasma”)

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