imbal

== English == === Etymology === From Javanese [Term?] (literally “repeat”). === Noun === imbal (uncountable) (music) The gamelan technique of rapid alternation of a melodic line between instruments. Synonym: imbalan ==== See also ==== hocket kotekan == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈimbal/ [ˈim.bal] Rhymes: -imbal Syllabification: im‧bal === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Malay imbal (“uneven”). ==== Adjective ==== imbal (comparative lebih imbal, superlative paling imbal) bent (figurative) unbalanced (figurative) lopsided (figurative) lame ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Javanese imbal (“compensation, wages; repetition”). ==== Noun ==== imbal (plural imbal-imbal) reply wages ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “imbal”, 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