gatal

Fula

Alternative forms

• daago (Maasina, Fouta-Toro, Adamawa)

Noun

gatal ngal (plural gate ɗe)

1. (Pular, Maasina) mat

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
• Richard Smith, Urs Niggli, Dictionnaire fulfulde - anglais - français, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2016.

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gatal, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gatəl.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡatal/ [ˈɡa.t̪al]
• Rhymes: -atal
• Syllabification: ga‧tal

Adjective

gatal (comparative lebih gatal, superlative paling gatal)

1. itchy

Verb

gatal

1. to feel itchy

Derived terms

• kegatalan
• menggatalkan
• segatal

• gatal gusi
• gatal mulut
• gatal tangan

Further reading

• “gatal”, 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

• gatai (Kedah)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gatəl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡatal/ [ˈɡa.t̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• (Inland Terengganu) IPA^(key): /ɡata/

Adjective

gatal (Jawi spelling ݢاتل, comparative lebih gatal, superlative paling gatal)

1. itchy
2. horny

Further reading

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