sangkakala

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay sangkakala, from Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha, “trumpet, horn”, literally “shell, conch-shell”) +‎ काल (kāla, “time, hour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saŋkaˈkala]
• Hyphenation: sang‧ka‧ka‧la

Noun

sangkakala (plural sangkakala-sangkakala)

1. trumpet.

   Synonym: trompet

2. audible signal.

Further reading

• “sangkakala” 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.

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sangkakala, from Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha, “trumpet, horn”, literally “shell, conch-shell”) +‎ काल (kāla, “time, hour”).

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /saŋkakala/ [saŋ.k̠ɑ.k̠ɑˈla]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: sang‧ka‧ka‧la

Noun

sangkakala (Sulat Sūg spelling سَڠْكَكَلَ)

1. trumpet (belived to be sounded on the day of judgement)

   Huyupun na in sangkakala bang makiyamat na in dunya.

   The trumpet will be sounded when the end of the world comes.

See also

• trampit (a generic instrument)