tingkal

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese tincal.

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˈtiŋkal/ [ˈt̪iŋ.kal]
  • Rhymes: -kal, -al
  • Hyphenation: ting‧kal

Noun

tingkal (Jawi spelling تيڠکل, plural tingkal-tingkal or tingkal2)

  1. borax; sodium nitrate
    Synonyms: boraks, bleng
    Synonyms: pijer (Indonesia), cetitet (Indonesia)

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