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Malay
Etymology
Related to gumpal “to clump, coagulate, to crumple”.
Verb
kepal (Jawi spelling کڤل)
- to ball up (of rice, ice, snow), to form something into a ball
- (obsolete) to clench (of the fist)
- Synonym: genggam
Noun
kepal (Jawi spelling کڤل, plural kepal-kepal, informal 1st possessive kepalku, 2nd possessive kepalmu, 3rd possessive kepalnya)
- ball (of rice etc.)
- clod, lump
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
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Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کڤل kĕpal”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 84
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کڤل kĕpal”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 523
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kĕpal”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 441
Further reading
Yogad
Noun
kepal
- infected nail (fingernail or toenail)