bĕkĕl

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably came from bakal (“prospective, future”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.kəl/
• Rhymes: -kəl
• Hyphenation: bĕ‧kĕl

Noun

bĕkĕl

1. provision

Derived terms

• binĕkĕlan

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦧꦼꦏꦼꦭ꧀ (bekel)
• → Balinese: ᬩᭂᬓᭂᬮ᭄ (bekel)
• → Malay: bekal
  • Indonesian: bekal

Noun

bĕkĕl

1. leader, head
2. officer

Derived terms

• ambĕkĕl
• ambĕkĕli
• binĕkĕl
• bĕkĕlan
• kabĕkĕl
• pabĕbĕkĕl

 

• pabĕkĕlan padati

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦧꦼꦏꦼꦭ꧀ (bekel)
  • → Indonesian: bekel
• → Balinese: ᬩᭂᬓᭂᬮ᭄ (bekel)

Further reading

• "bĕkĕl" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.