kuintal

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kwintaal, from Middle French quintal, from Medieval Latin quintale, from Arabic قِنْطَار‎ (qinṭār), ultimately from Latin centēnārium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwintal/
• Hyphenation: kuin‧tal

Noun

kuintal (first-person possessive kuintalku, second-person possessive kuintalmu, third-person possessive kuintalnya)

1. hundredweight, quintal.

Alternative forms

• kintal, kwintal

Further reading

• “kuintal” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.