cengal

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay cengal.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈŋal/ [t͡ʃəˈŋal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ce‧ngal

Noun

cengal (plural cengal-cengal)

  1. various species of large trees with hard commercial timber such as Balanocarpus heimii and Hopea sangal

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Cognate with Urak Lawoi' เจองัน (cengan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈŋal/ [t͡ʃəˈŋal]
  • Rhymes: -al

Noun

cengal (Jawi spelling چڠل, plural cengal-cengal)

  1. Neobalanocarpus heimii, a species of hardwood tree from the dipterocarp family.

Descendants

  • Indonesian: cengal
  • ? English: Changi

Further reading