supel

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See also: supeł

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch soepel (supple, flexible),[1] from Old French souple, soupple (soft, lithe, yielding), from Latin supplic-, supplex (suppliant, submissive, kneeling)

Pronunciation

Adjective

supêl

  1. sociable
    Synonym: luwes
  2. (medicine) non-tender

References

  1. ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide]‎, Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

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