aspal

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈaspal/ [ˈas.pal]
• Rhymes: -aspal
• Syllabification: as‧pal

Etymology 1

From Dutch asfalt (“asphalt”). Doublet of asfal.

Noun

aspal (plural aspal-aspal)

1. asphalt

Alternative forms

• asfalt (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• aspalan
• beraspal
• diaspal
• mengaspal
• pengaspal
• pengaspalan
• teraspal

• aspal alam
• aspal buton
• aspal cair
• aspal curah
• aspal drum
• aspal emulsi
• aspal emulsi anionik
• aspal emulsi kationik
• aspal jalan
• aspal keras
• aspal plastik
• aspal polimer
• aspal porus
• aspal termodifikasi polimer

Etymology 2

Blend of asli +‎ palsu, from phrase asli tapi palsu (“fake for real”, literally “real but fake”).

Noun

aspal (plural aspal-aspal)

1. imitation thing that looks exactly like the real thing

   Synonym: kawe

Derived terms

• uang aspal

Further reading

• “aspal”, 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