kekal

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ککل (kekal).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈkal/ [kəˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ke‧kal

Adjective

kekal (comparative lebih kekal, superlative paling kekal)

1. permanent, eternal, everlasting

Derived terms

• berkekalan
• dikekalkan
• kekekalan
• mengekalkan
• pengekalan

• arus isotopik kekal
• arus vektor kekal
• hipotesis arus vektor kekal
• hukuman kekal
• kekal abadi
• kekal karar
• kematian kekal
• realisme kekal
• teori arus vektor kekal

Further reading

• “kekal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, 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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Adjective

kekal (Jawi spelling ککل)

1. permanent, eternal, everlasting

Derived terms

• berkekalan
• kekekalan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kekal (inherited)

Further reading

• “kekal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.