soal

See also: Soal

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English sol, sule, from Old English sol (“mud, wet sand, wallowing-place, slough, a mire or miry place”), from Proto-Germanic *sulą (“mire, mud”), from Proto-Indo-European *sūl- (“thick liquid, muck”). Compare sully. More at soil.

Alternative forms

• sole

Noun

soal (plural soals)

1. (UK, dialect) Alternative spelling of sole

Etymology 2

Noun

soal (plural soals)

1. Obsolete form of sole (the fish)

References

• “soal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• ASLO, LAOS, LOAs, Laos, Loas, Salo, also, loas, salo, sola

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay soal, from Classical Malay سوٴال (soal), from Arabic سُؤَال (suʔāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈso.ʔal/
• Hyphenation: so‧al
• Rhymes: -al, -l

Noun

soal (plural soal-soal)

1. question, problem, matter, point.
2. problem, difficulty, trouble.

   Synonym: masalah

3. (education) problem, question, exercise, paper.
4. concerning, about, regarding.

Synonyms

• (education): soalan (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• bersoal
• dipersoalkan
• disoal
• disoalkan
• mempersoalkan
• menyoal
• menyoalkan
• persoalan

 

• soal jawab

 

Further reading

• “soal” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic سُؤَال (suʔāl).

Verb

menyoal

1. to ask, to question, to interrogate

   Polis sedang menyoal suspek tentang rompakan itu.

   The police are interrogating the suspect about the robbery.

Synonyms

• tanya

Derived terms

• persoalan
• soalan

Descendants

• Indonesian: soal

Further reading

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

Mokilese

Verb

soal

1. (stative) to be black

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977