kepal

Malay

Etymology

Related to gumpal “to clump, coagulate, to crumple”.

Verb

kepal (Jawi spelling کڤل)

1. to ball up (of rice, ice, snow), to form something into a ball
2. (obsolete) to clench (of the fist)

   Synonym: genggam

Noun

kepal (Jawi spelling کڤل, plural kepal-kepal, informal 1st possessive kepalku, 2nd possessive kepalmu, 3rd possessive kepalnya)

1. ball (of rice etc.)
2. clod, lump

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kepalan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• sekepal [immediacy / habitual] (se-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• nasi kepal

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کڤل kĕpal”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 84
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کڤل kĕpal”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 523
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kĕpal”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 441

Further reading

• “kepal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Yogad

Noun

kepal

1. infected nail (fingernail or toenail)