kerul

See also: kerül

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch krul (“curl”), from Middle Dutch crulle, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (“that which is curled”), from Pre-Germanic *grus-, contracted from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (“twist, curl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈrʊl]
• Hyphenation: kê‧rul

Noun

kêrul

1. (colloquial) curly

Further reading

• “kerul” 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.