dangkal

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaŋkal.

• Hyphenation: dang‧kal

dangkál

1. handspan

dangkál

1. to measure a distance using such method

From Malay dangkal.

• IPA^(key): [ˈdaŋkal]
• Hyphenation: dang‧kal

dangkal

1. shallow:
   1. having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.

      Synonyms: cetek, tohor

   2. (figurative) not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing.
2. (dialect, Jakarta) unripe: not ripe.

   Synonym: mentah

   Antonym: matang

3. (dialect, Jakarta) infertile (of land), barren.

   Antonyms: berair, subur

4. (dialect, Jakarta) unfinished, incomplete.

   Synonyms: tanggung, terbengkalai

5. (dialect, Jakarta) cruel, harsh.

   Synonyms: bengis, tebal hati

• “dangkal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• rangkal — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaŋkal. Compare Cebuano dangkal and Malay jengkal.

• IPA^(key): /daŋˈkal/, [dɐŋˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: dang‧kal

dangkál (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜅ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔)

1. handspan (distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb)
2. distance between the outstretched tips of the middle finger and thumb
3. act of measuring using such a measurement

• dapal
• damak