ꦲꦼꦩ꧀ꦥꦭ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese ĕmpal (“flesh, meat”). Compare to Sundanese ᮈᮙ᮪ᮕᮜ᮪ (empal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əm.pal/
• Rhymes: -pal
• Hyphenation: em‧pal

Noun

ꦲꦼꦩ꧀ꦥꦭ꧀ (empal)

1. (cooking) slices of spiced meat fried in coconut oil.

Descendants

• → Indonesian: empal

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “empal”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN