nakal

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈnakal/ [ˈna.kal]
• Rhymes: -akal
• Syllabification: na‧kal

Adjective

nakal (comparative lebih nakal, superlative paling nakal)

1. naughty

   Synonyms: bader, badung, bandel, batu, degil, kepala batu

   anak nakal ― mischievous child

   negara nakal ― rogue state

Notes

The word nakal also used as an abbreviation of narkoba, alkohol, kekerasan, asusila, liar ("drug, alcoholic drink, violence, immoral, outlaw") to describes about juvenile delinquency or crime cases in Indonesia.

Further reading

• “nakal”, 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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Pronunciation

• (Standard Literary, Standard Southern Peninsula) IPA^(key): /ˈnakal/ [ˈna.kal]

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -akal
• Hyphenation: na‧kal

Adjective

nakal (Jawi spelling ناکل, comparative lebih nakal, superlative paling nakal)

1. naughty

   Synonym: degil

   Synonym: bandel (Indonesia)

2. evil

   Synonym: jahat

Affixations

• kenakalan
• menakal
• menakali

Descendants

• > Indonesian: nakal (inherited)

Further reading

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