sengkel

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch schenkel, from Proto-Germanic *skankô with archaic diminutive suffix -el.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛŋ.kɛl]
• Hyphenation: sèng‧kèl

Noun

sengkel (plural)

1. (cooking) shank: the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.

Further reading

• “sengkel” 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.