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Indonesian
Etymology
Ultimately from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puŋgal (“prune, cut off the tip”), *puŋgel (“prune, cut off the tip”).
Compare to Tagalog punggal (“broken or cut off above the root”).
Pronunciation
Verb
pênggal (active memenggal, passive dipenggal, perfective passive terpenggal)
- (transitive) to cut off (to remove via cutting)
Noun
pênggal
- (uncommon, of a reading, story, etc) part (a fraction of a whole)
- Synonym: penggalan
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