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tampal.

a patch (cloth used for mending tears or holes in clothes)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtampal/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪am.pal]Standard-Indonesian

  1. a patch (cloth used for mending tears or holes in clothes)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tampal, from Proto-Malayic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapəl (“a patch, as on clothing”), from Proto-Austronesian *Capəl (“a patch; to patch”). Cognate with Tagalog tapal.

verb/ˈtampal/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪am.pal]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to patch; to mend

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tampal, from Proto-Malayic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapəl (“a patch, as on clothing”), from Proto-Austronesian *Capəl (“a patch; to patch”). Cognate with Tagalog tapal.

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