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kaul.

vow:

4 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkaul/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.ʊl]Standard-Indonesian
  1. vow: declaration or assertion.

    literally
  2. vow: a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner

  3. vow: a solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.

  4. synonym of fatwa (“fatwa”)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay kaul, from Persian قول (qawl, ġowl, “promise, vow; saying, speech, words; saying, aphorism, dictum”), from Arabic قَوْل (qawl, “a saying; a declaration; a statement; an assertion; the power of speaking; speech”).

noun/ˈkaul/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.ʊl]Standard-Indonesian
  1. sugar-palm fiber

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese kawul (“sugar-palm fibre”).

noun/ˈkaul/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.ʊl]Standard-Indonesian
  1. person who makes sacrifices

Where this word comes from

From Elnama. Probably related to etymology 1.

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