penggal

Indonesian

Etymology

Ultimately from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puŋgal (“prune, cut off the tip”), *puŋgel (“prune, cut off the tip”). Compare to Tagalog punggal (“broken or cut off above the root”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəŋˈɡal/
• Rhymes: -ɡal, -al, -l
• Hyphenation: pêng‧gal

Verb

pênggal (active memenggal, passive dipenggal, perfective passive terpenggal)

1. (transitive) to cut off (to remove via cutting)

Noun

pênggal

1. (uncommon, of a reading, story, etc) part (a fraction of a whole)

   Synonym: penggalan

Derived terms

(Affixed terms):

• berpenggal
• berpenggal-penggal
• berpenggalan
• pemenggal
• pemenggalan
• penggal-penggal
• penggalan
• sepenggal
• terpenggal
• terpenggal-penggal

(Compound terms):

• penggal waktu

Further reading

• “penggal” 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.