nasi kepal
Indonesian
editEtymology
editCompound of nasi + kepal, calque of Japanese お握り. Attested before 1985.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnasi 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
editEtymology
editCompound of nasi + kepal, calque of Japanese お握り (Compare Indonesian nasi kepal).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnasi 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
editFurther reading
edit- Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
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