dangkal
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaŋkal.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: dang‧kal
Noun edit
dangkál
Verb edit
dangkál
- to measure a distance using such method
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
dangkal
- shallow:
- having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
- (figurative) not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing.
- (dialect, Jakarta) unripe: not ripe.
- (dialect, Jakarta) infertile (of land), barren.
- (dialect, Jakarta) unfinished, incomplete.
- Synonyms: tanggung, terbengkalai
- (dialect, Jakarta) cruel, harsh.
- Synonyms: bengis, tebal hati
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “dangkal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaŋkal. Compare Cebuano dangkal and Malay jengkal.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dangkál (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜅ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔)
- handspan (distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb)
- distance between the outstretched tips of the middle finger and thumb
- act of measuring using such a measurement