empedal

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay hempedal.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /əmpəˈdal/ [əm.pəˈdal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: em‧pe‧dal

Noun

êmpêdal (plural empedal-empedal)

  1. (anatomy) gizzard (portion of the esophagus with ingested grit)

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /əmpəˈdal/ [əm.pəˈdal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: em‧pe‧dal

Noun

empedal (plural empedal-empedal)

  1. (anatomy) nonstandard form of hempedal[1]

References

  1. ^ “empedal”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

Further reading