gagal

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gagal (“to fail”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɡal/ [ˈɡa.ɡal]
• Rhymes: -aɡal
• Syllabification: ga‧gal

Verb

gagal

1. to fail

Derived terms

• digagalkan
• kegagalan
• menggagalkan
• penggagal
• penggagalan

• gagal bayar
• gagal ginjal
• gagal jantung
• gagal napas
• gagal terbang
• gagal total
• gagal tumbuh

Further reading

• “gagal”, 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

Etymology

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Verb

gagal (Jawi spelling ݢاݢل)

1. to fail

   Dia gagal dalam ujian lagi.

   He fails the test again.

Descendants

• Indonesian: gagal

Further reading

• "gagal" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "gagal" at PRPM first version)