تمڤل

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapel (“a patch, as on clothing”). Cognate with Tagalog tapal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tampal/
• Rhymes: -ampal, -pal, -al

Verb

تمڤل (Rumi spelling tampal)

1. to paste

   Synonym: لکت

Noun

تمڤل (Rumi spelling tampal, plural تمڤل-تمڤل or تمڤل۲, informal 1st possessive تمڤلکو, 2nd possessive تمڤلمو, 3rd possessive تمڤلڽ)

1. cloth used for mending tears or holess in clothes
2. something that is pasted

Further reading

• “تمڤل” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary -*tapel