Javanese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.bʊl/
  • Rhymes: -bʊl
  • Hyphenation: ka‧bul

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Malay kabul, from Classical Malay kabul, from Arabic قَبُول (qabūl).

Noun

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ꦏꦧꦸꦭ꧀ (kabul)

  1. marriage acceptance

Verb

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ꦏꦧꦸꦭ꧀ (kabul)

  1. to accept
  2. to achieve
  3. to agree
  4. to be granted

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Affixed ꦲꦧꦸꦭ꧀ (abul, to destroy, literally to scatter) +‎ ꦏ- (ka-).

Verb

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ꦏꦧꦸꦭ꧀ (kabul)

  1. powdery and full of worms due to being stored for a long time

Further reading

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  • kabul” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.