pepejal

Malay

Etymology

Partial reduplication of pejal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pə.pə.d͡ʒal]
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒal, -al
• Hyphenation: pe‧pe‧jal

Noun

pepejal (Jawi spelling ڤڤجل, plural pepejal-pepejal)

1. (chemistry, countable) A solid; a substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container.
2. (chemistry, uncountable) One of the four states of matter.

   Coordinate terms: cecair (“liquid”), gas (“gas”), plasma (“plasma”)

Further reading

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