obrol
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese obrol, probably ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔbrɔl/
Verb
obrol
- to chat, to talk
Derived terms
- mengobrol
- mengobrolkan
- obrolan
Further reading
- “obrol”, 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
From Indonesian obrol
Verb
obrol
- to chat, to engage in idle talk, to engage in trivial conversation
Further reading
- “obrol”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017