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bakal.

material (destined for something)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbakal/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.kal]Standard-Indonesian
  1. material (destined for something)

  2. aspirant, future, prospective

  3. primordium: an aggregation of cells that is the first stage in the development of an organ

  4. bud

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bakal, probably from Old Javanese bakal, ultimately probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *[b]kəl[ ] (“to give, make over”). Doublet of bekal.

noun/ˈbakal/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.kal]Standard-Indonesian
  1. firewood pile

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Minahasan.

prep/ˈbakal/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.kal]Standard-Indonesian
  1. for

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bakal, probably from Old Javanese bakal, ultimately probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *[b]kəl[ ] (“to give, make over”). Doublet of bekal.

verb/ˈbakal/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.kal]Standard-Indonesian
  1. will

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bakal, probably from Old Javanese bakal, ultimately probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *[b]kəl[ ] (“to give, make over”). Doublet of bekal.

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