cengal
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈŋal/ [t͡ʃəˈŋal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ce‧ngal
Noun
cengal (plural cengal-cengal)
- various species of large trees with hard commercial timber such as Balanocarpus heimii and Hopea sangal
Further reading
- “cengal” 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
Cognate with Urak Lawoi' เจองัน (cengan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈŋal/ [t͡ʃəˈŋal]
- Rhymes: -al
Noun
cengal (Jawi spelling چڠل, plural cengal-cengal)
- Neobalanocarpus heimii, a species of hardwood tree from the dipterocarp family.
Descendants
Further reading
- “cengal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.