kimpal

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kimpal.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkimpal/ [ˈkim.pal]
• Rhymes: -impal
• Syllabification: kim‧pal

Adjective

kimpal (comparative lebih kimpal, superlative paling kimpal)

1. welded; solid; nugget-like
2. consistent

Derived terms

• dikimpal
• kimpalan
• mengimpal
• pengimpal
• pengimpalan
• terkimpal

Further reading

• “kimpal”, 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkimpal/ [ˈkim.pal]

Adjective

kimpal (Jawi spelling کيمڤل, comparative lebih kimpal, superlative paling kimpal)

1. welded; solid

Descendants

• Indonesian: kimpal

Verb

kimpal (Jawi spelling کيمڤل)

1. to weld; to forge

   Synonym: las (Indonesian)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengimpal [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pengimpalan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• kimpalan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• mengimpal [agent focus] (meN-)
• mengimpalkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dikimpal [patient focus] (di-)
• dikimpalkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terkimpal [agentless action] (teR-)
• berkimpal [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• jurukimpal
• tukang kimpal

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• quimpal — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kimˈpal/ [kɪmˈpal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: kim‧pal

Noun

kimpál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜎ᜔)

1. lump; clod (of soil, etc.)

   Synonyms: tigkal, tipak

2. thick mass (as of clouds)

   Synonyms: bunton, tambak

Derived terms

• kimpal-kimpal
• kimpal-kimpalin

See also

• limpak

Anagrams

• lampik, limpak