amsal

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: am‧sal

Etymology 1

From Malay amsal, from Classical Malay عامسل (amsal), from Arabic أَمْثَال (ʔamṯāl), plural of مِثْل (miṯl, something similar).

Noun

amsal (first-person possessive amsalku, second-person possessive amsalmu, third-person possessive amsalnya)

  1. (archaic) example
    Synonym: misal

Etymology 2

From Malay amsal, from Classical Malay عامسل (amsal), from Arabic أَمْثَال (ʔamṯāl), plural of مَثَل (maṯal, proverb).

Noun

amsal (first-person possessive amsalku, second-person possessive amsalmu, third-person possessive amsalnya)

  1. (archaic) proverb.
    Synonyms: umpama, perumpamaan
    Kitab AmsalBook of Proverbs

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