dangkal

Cebuano

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaŋkal.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: dang‧kal

Noun

dangkál

1. handspan

Verb

dangkál

1. to measure a distance using such method

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dangkal.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

dangkal

1. shallow:
   1. having little depth; significantly less deep than wide

      Synonyms: cetek, tohor

   2. (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

Derived terms

• dangkalan
• kedangkalan
• mendangkal
• mendangkalkan
• pendangkalan
• sedangkal

Further reading

• “dangkal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• rangkal — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daŋˈkal/ [d̪ɐŋˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: dang‧kal

Noun

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

Derived terms

• dangkalan
• dangkalin
• dumangkal
• madangkal
• mandadangkal
• pagdangkal

See also

• dapal
• damak

Anagrams

• lakdang