afdal

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Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Malay afdal, afdhal, from Classical Malay افضل (afdal), افضل (afdhal), افذل (afdzal), from Arabic أَفْضَل (ʔafḍal, better, best). Cognate with Bengali আফজল (afzôl).

Pronunciation

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  • (standard) IPA(key): [afdal]
  • (Arabic influenced) IPA(key): [afdˤɑl], [afdɔl]
  • Hyphenation: af‧dal

Adjective

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afdal

  1. better
  2. more important
  3. complete, perfect
    kurang afdal rasanya jika makan bakso tanpa sambal
    it feels less complete to eat bakso (Indonesian meatballs) without sambal

Synonyms

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