pacal
See also: pacał
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Unknown
Noun edit
pacal (plural pacal-pacal, first-person possessive pacalku, second-person possessive pacalmu, third-person possessive pacalnya)
- (zoology) dorab wolf-herring (Chirocentrus dorab).
- Synonyms: bale-bale, parang, parang-parang, tegap
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Malay pacal (“servant”).
Noun edit
pacal (plural pacal-pacal, first-person possessive pacalku, second-person possessive pacalmu, third-person possessive pacalnya)
Pronoun edit
pacal
- first person singular pronoun
- Synonym: patik
Further reading edit
- “pacal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
pacal (Jawi spelling ڤاچل)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: pacal
Further reading edit
- “pacal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.