pejal

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pejal, from Classical Malay pejal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəˈd͡ʒal]
• Hyphenation: pê‧jal

Adjective

pejal

1. solid: lacking holes or hollows.

   Roda pejal. ― Solid wheel.

Derived terms

• kepejalan
• memejalkan

 

Further reading

• “pejal” 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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pə.d͡ʒal]
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒal, -al
• Hyphenation: pe‧jal

Adjective

pejal (Jawi spelling ڤجل)

1. Hard and lacking holes or hollows; solid.

   emas pejal ― solid gold

Affixations

• kepejalan (“solidity”)
• pejalkan (“to solidify”)
• pemejal (“solidifier”)
• pemejalan (“solidification”)
• pepejal (“solid object/state of matter”)

 

Compounds

• batu pejal (“granite”)

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: pejal

Further reading

• “pejal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.