pacal

See also: pacał

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.t͡ʃal/
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃal
• Hyphenation: pa‧cal

Etymology 1

Unknown

Noun

pacal (plural pacal-pacal, first-person possessive pacalku, second-person possessive pacalmu, third-person possessive pacalnya)

1. (zoology) dorab wolf-herring (Chirocentrus dorab).

   Synonyms: bale-bale, parang, parang-parang, tegap

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay pacal (“servant”).

Noun

pacal (plural pacal-pacal, first-person possessive pacalku, second-person possessive pacalmu, third-person possessive pacalnya)

1. servant

Pronoun

pacal

1. first person singular pronoun

   Synonym: patik

Further reading

• “pacal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pat͡ʃal/
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃal, -t͡ʃal, -al

Pronoun

pacal (Jawi spelling ڤاچل)

1. (possibly obsolete) I (me, my)

Descendants

• Indonesian: pacal

Further reading

• “pacal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.