empedal

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay hempedal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əmpədal/
• Rhymes: -ədal, -dal, -al

Noun

empedal (plural empedal-empedal, first-person possessive empedalku, second-person possessive empedalmu, third-person possessive empedalnya)

1. (anatomy) gizzard (portion of the esophagus with ingested grit)

Further reading

• “empedal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.