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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay afdal, afdhal, from Classical Malay افضل (afdal), افضل (afdhal), افذل (afdzal), from Arabic أَفْضَل (ʔafḍal, “better, best”). Cognate with Bengali আফজল (afzôl).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key):
- (Arabic influenced) IPA(key): ,
- Hyphenation: af‧dal
Adjective
afdal
- better
- more important
- complete, perfect
kurang afdal rasanya jika makan bakso tanpa sambal- it feels less complete to eat bakso (Indonesian meatballs) without sambal
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