nasi kepal
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of nasi + kepal, calque of Japanese お握り. Attested before 1985.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nasi kepal (first-person possessive nasi kepalku, second-person possessive nasi kepalmu, third-person possessive nasi kepalnya)
Synonyms edit
- (Japanese snack food): onigiri
- (golong rice): nasi golong
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Compound of nasi + kepal, calque of Japanese お握り (Compare Indonesian nasi kepal).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nasi kepal (plural nasi-nasi kepal, informal 1st possessive nasi kepalku, 2nd possessive nasi kepalmu, 3rd possessive nasi kepalnya)
- (general) a clotted rice.
- rice ball, onigiri; usually as nasi kepal Jepun.
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.