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penggal.

to cut off (to remove via cutting)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/pəŋˈɡal/Standard-Indonesian[pəŋˈɡal]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to cut off (to remove via cutting)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puŋgal (“prune, cut off the tip”), *puŋgel (“prune, cut off the tip”). Compare to Tagalog punggal (“broken or cut off above the root”).

noun/pəŋˈɡal/Standard-Indonesian[pəŋˈɡal]Standard-Indonesian

  1. part (a fraction of a whole)

    uncommon
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puŋgal (“prune, cut off the tip”), *puŋgel (“prune, cut off the tip”). Compare to Tagalog punggal (“broken or cut off above the root”).

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