pikol

Dutch

Etymology

From Malay pikul.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: pi‧kol

Noun

pikol m (plural pikols)

1. each of the two loads which hang at each side of a carrying pole, called pikanol, which is fixed over the shoulders on/like a yoke, as used in Indonesia
2. a measure for dry wares, e.g. about 56 kilos of salt
3. a commercial weight, fixed by the (Dutch colonial) authorities of the Dutch East Indies at 125 Amsterdam pound, i.e. 61.7613 kilos, divided into 100 kati

Verb

pikol

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of pikollen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of pikollen