nasi kepal

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of nasi +‎ kepal, calque of Japanese お握り. Attested before 1985.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnasi kəˈpal]

Noun

nasi kepal (plural nasi-nasi kepal)

  1. any rice ball
    1. onigiri
    2. golong rice

Synonyms

  • (Japanese snack food): onigiri
  • (golong rice): nasi golong

Malay

Etymology

Compound of nasi +‎ kepal, calque of Japanese お握り.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nasi kəpal, nasiʔ kəpal/

Noun

nasi kepal (plural nasi-nasi kepal)

  1. any rice ball
    1. onigiri;[1] sometimes an ellipsis of nasi kepal Jepun.
      Synonym: onigiri

References

  1. ^ Thaiyibah Sulaiman, Yoko Kami (1997) Nahu Bahasa Jepun, →ISBN, page 466

Further reading

  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
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