tegal

== Indonesian == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Malay tegal (“cause, reason”) (Java Malay), from Classical Malay tegal, from Old Javanese tĕgĕl, tugĕl (“cut, cut off”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təˈɡal/ [t̪əˈɡal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: te‧gal Homophone: Tegal ==== Conjunction ==== têgal (obsolete) because, since Synonyms: karena, sebab ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Malay tegal (“dry rice-field”) (Batavia Malay), from Javanese ꦠꦼꦒꦭ꧀ (tegal, “dry farmland”) and Balinese tegal, from Old Javanese tĕgal (“field, open field; nonirrigated fields; battlefield”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təˈɡal/ [t̪əˈɡal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: te‧gal Homophone: Tegal ==== Noun ==== têgal (plural tegal-tegal) dryland farm Synonyms: huma, ladang ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === Inherited from Malay tegal. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təˈɡal/ [t̪əˈɡal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: te‧gal Homophone: Tegal ==== Noun ==== tegal the torpedo scad (Megalaspis cordyla) Synonyms: cencaru, selar tetengkek, tetengkek === References === “tegal”, 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 == Sarawak Malay == === Alternative forms === tgl (text messaging) === Etymology === From Malay tegal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tə.ɡal/ === Conjunction === tegal because, since Synonyms: setegal, segal, sebab