gumpal

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?].

Pronunciation

(schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈɡumpal/ [ˈɡum.pal]
Rhymes: -pal, -al
Hyphenation: gum‧pal

Noun

gumpal (Jawi spelling ݢومڤل, plural gumpal-gumpal or gumpal²)

lump; clod; wad; ball (a shapeless mass of something like earth, clay, smoke, thread, or hair).
Synonyms: ketul, kepal

Classifier

gumpal (Jawi spelling ݢومڤل, singular segumpal)

(used in the form segumpal) lump; clod; wad (classifier for objects that are lumped together or crumpled).
Dia membuang segumpal kertas ke dalam tong sampah.
He threw a wad of paper into the trash bin.

Segumpal darah beku ditemui.
A clot of blood was found.

Derived terms

Affixations

bergumpal (“to be in lumps; to wrestle/grapple”)
gumpalan (“a lump; a clot”)
menggumpal (“to clot; to form a lump”)
menggumpalkan (“to crumple; to wad up”)
segumpal (“one lump/clod”)

Further reading

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