baghal

See also: bagħal

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic بَغَل (baḡal). Cognate with Indonesian bagal (“mule”) and Tagalog bagal (“slow”).

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈbaɣal/ [ˈba.ɣal]
    • Rhymes: -aɣal
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈbaɡal/ [ˈba.ɡal]
    • Rhymes: -aɡal
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ghal

Noun

baghal (Jawi spelling بغل, plural baghal-baghal or baghal2)

  1. mule (offspring of male donkey and female horse)

Adjective

baghal (Jawi spelling بغل, comparative lebih baghal, superlative paling baghal)

  1. stupid (lacking in intelligence)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bodoh

Further reading

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