empedal

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay hempedal.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /əmpəˈdal/ [əm.pəˈdal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: em‧pe‧dal

Noun

êmpêdal (plural empedal-empedal)

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

Further reading

• “empedal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Alternative forms

• ĕmpĕdal (1924-1972)

Pronunciation

• (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /əmpəˈdal/ [əm.pəˈdal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: em‧pe‧dal

Noun

empedal (plural empedal-empedal or empedal²)

1. (anatomy) nonstandard form of hempedal

Further reading

• "empedal" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017