kenyal

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kenyal (“pliable; elastic”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈɲal/ [kəˈɲal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ke‧nyal

Adjective

kenyal (comparative lebih kenyal, superlative paling kenyal)

1. chewy, springy
2. rubbery, tough
3. elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant, rebounding
4. spongy

Alternative forms

• kenjal (1901–1947, 1947–1972)

Derived terms

• kekenyalan
• mengenyal
• mengenyalkan
• pengenyal
• terkenyal

Further reading

• “kenyal”, 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