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cekal.

gritty, resilient, steadfast, tough

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/t͡ʃə.ˈkal/
  1. gritty, resilient, steadfast, tough

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay cekal (“resolute, stout”).

verb/t͡ʃə.ˈkal/
  1. to hold

  2. to catch

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦕꦼꦏꦼꦭ꧀ (cekel, “to hold; handle, holder”), from Old Javanese cĕkĕl.

verb/t͡ʃə.ˈkal/
  1. syllabic abbreviation of cegah tangkal

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