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dangkal

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaŋkal .

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: dang‧kal

Noun

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dangkál

  1. handspan

Verb

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dangkál

  1. to measure a distance using such method

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay dangkal . (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA (key): [ˈdaŋkal]
  • Hyphenation: dang‧kal

Adjective

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dangkal (comparative lebih dangkal, superlative paling dangkal)

  1. shallow:
    1. having little depth; significantly less deep than wide
      Synonyms: cetek , tohor
    Antonym: dalam
    1. (figurative ) not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing
  2. (dialect , Jakarta ) unripe: not ripe
    Synonym: mentah
    Antonym: matang
  3. (dialect , Jakarta ) infertile (of land), barren
    Antonyms: berair , subur
  4. (dialect , Jakarta ) unfinished, incomplete
    Synonyms: tanggung , terbengkalai
  5. (dialect , Jakarta ) cruel, harsh
    Synonyms: bengis , tebal hati

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaŋkal . Compare Cebuano dangkal and Malay jengkal .

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dangkál (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜅ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ )

  1. handspan (distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb)
  2. distance between the outstretched tips of the middle finger and thumb
  3. act of measuring using such a measurement

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