begal

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦧꦺꦒꦭ꧀ (bégal).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbeɡal/ [ˈbe.ɡal]
  • Rhymes: -eɡal
  • Syllabification: be‧gal

Noun

bêgal (plural begal-begal)

  1. street robber

Verb

bêgal

  1. to rob
  2. to hijack

Derived terms

  • begal-begalan
  • membegal
  • pembegal
  • pembegalan

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