cari pasal

Malay

Etymology

Compound of cari (“to look; to find;”) +‎ pasal (“cause”). Literally, “looking for cause”.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃari ˈpasal/ [ˌt͡ʃa.ri ˈpa.sal]
  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃarik ˈpasal/ [ˌt͡ʃa.riʔ ˈpa.sal]
  • Rhymes: -asal, -sal, -al
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ri pa‧sal

Verb

cari pasal (Jawi spelling چاري ڤصل) (colloquial)

  1. asking for trouble; playing with fire
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