bakal

See also: bakał and bąkał

Afar

Pronunciation

• bákal: IPA^(key): /ˈbʌkʌl/
• bakál: IPA^(key): /bʌˈkʌl/
• Hyphenation: ba‧kal

Noun

bákal or bakál m (plural bókol m or bokól m)

1. male kid (baby goat)

Declension

Declension of bákal
absolutive	bákal
predicative	bákala
subjective	bákal
genitive	bákal
Postpositioned forms l-case bákalal k-case bákalak t-case bákalat h-case bákalah

Declension of bakál
absolutive	bakál
predicative	bakála
subjective	bakál
genitive	bakál
Postpositioned forms l-case bakálal k-case bakálak t-case bakálat h-case bakálah

Coordinate terms

• (female kid): (Northern Afar) bakaló, (Southern Afar) bakló

Derived terms

• (diminutive) bakáltu

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “bakal”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Bikol Central

Pronunciation 1

• Hyphenation: ba‧kal
• IPA^(key): /baˈkal/ [baˈkal̪]

Verb

bakál

1. to purchase; to buy

   Synonym: suli

Derived terms

• bakalon
• magbakal
• mambakal
• parabakal

 

Pronunciation 2

• Hyphenation: ba‧kal
• IPA^(key): /ˈbakal/ [ˈba.kal̪]

Noun

bákal

1. sale

   Synonym: tinda

2. deal (for goods)

   Synonym: kontrata

Derived terms

• pabakal

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧kal
• IPA^(key): /baˈkal/ [bɐˈkal̪]

Verb

bakál

1. (dialectal, Negros) to buy; to purchase

   Synonym: palit

Hiligaynon

Verb

bakál

1. to buy; to purchase; to shop

Iban

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧kal
• IPA^(key): /bakal/

Noun

bakal

1. wound

Ilocano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bakal (“spear used in war”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbakal/ [ˈbɐ.kal]
• Hyphenation: bá‧kal

Noun

bákal (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜃᜎ᜔)

1. battle; fight; war

   Synonyms: gubat, kabil

Derived terms

• agbakal
• bakalen
• ibakal
• kabakal
• makibakal

 

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.kal/
• Rhymes: -kal
• Hyphenation: ba‧kal

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay bakal, probably from Old Javanese bakal.

Noun

bakal (plural bakal-bakal, first-person possessive bakalku, second-person possessive bakalmu, third-person possessive bakalnya)

1. material (destined for something)

   Synonym: bahan

2. aspirant, future, prospective

   Synonym: calon

3. (biology) primordium: an aggregation of cells that is the first stage in the development of an organ.
4. (biology) bud

Adverb

bakal

1. will

   Synonym: akan

Preposition

bakal

1. (dialectal) for

   Synonyms: buat, untuk

Derived terms

• bakalan
• membakal
• membakalkan
• pembakalan

 

• bakal biji
• bakal buah
• bakal calon
• bakal kambium
• bakal kuncup
• bakal obat

 

Related terms

• bekal
• bekel

 

Etymology 2

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Noun

bakal (plural bakal-bakal, first-person possessive bakalku, second-person possessive bakalmu, third-person possessive bakalnya)

1. firewood pile

Further reading

• “bakal” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Probably from Old Javanese bakal (“future, prospective”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ba.kal]
• Rhymes: -kal, -al
• Hyphenation: ba‧kal

Noun

bakal (Jawi spelling باکل)

2. Something or somebody that may be suitable or will be something; a candidate.

   Synonym: calon

   bakal suami ― husband candidate

Verb

bakal (Jawi spelling باکل)

1. (modal) Will.

   Synonyms: akan, hendak

   Dasar itu bakal diumumkan Perdana Menteri sebentar nanti.

   That policy will be announced by the Prime Minister in a bit.

Preposition

bakal (Jawi spelling باکل)

1. For.

   Synonyms: untuk, buat, bagi, hendak

Affixations

• bakalkan
• pembakalan

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: bakal

Further reading

• “bakal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *[b]kəl[ ] (“to give, make over”). Doublet of bĕkĕl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.kal/
• Rhymes: -kal
• Hyphenation: ba‧kal

Noun

bakal

1. future, prospective

Derived terms

• abakal
• babakalan
• bakalan

 

Related terms

• bĕkĕl

 

Further reading

• "bakal" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bacal — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *bakal (“spear used in warfare,throw a spear at someone”). Compare Malay bakal (“raw material”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbakal/ [ˈbaː.xɐl]

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• Rhymes: -akal
• Syllabification: ba‧kal

Noun

bakal (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜎ᜔)

1. iron

   Synonym: yero

2. (by extension) steel

   Synonym: asero

3. horseshoe
4. act of horseshoeing a horse

   Synonym: pagbabakal

5. (slang) act of cheating money from someone

   Synonym: pangingikil

Derived terms

• bagong bakal
• bakal na kalooban
• bakal ng kabayo
• bakalan
• barong-bakal
• batong-bakal
• daang-bakal
• kamay na bakal
• magbabakal
• magbakal
• mambabakal
• pagbabakal
• pundidong bakal
• taeng-bakal

 

Adjective

bakal (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜎ᜔)

1. made of iron

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈkal/ [bɐˈxal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ba‧kal

Noun

bakál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜎ᜔)

1. stave tipped with iron used in planting seed or seedlings
2. act of digging small holes in the ground with a stave for planting

Derived terms

• magbakal

Adjective

bakál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜎ᜔)

1. planted in the manner of digging small holes in the ground (of seeds or seedlings)

Further reading

• “bakal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• bakla, balak, labak, kalba