baghal

See also: bagħal

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic بَغَل (baḡal). Cognate with Indonesian bagal (“mule”) and Tagalog bagal (“slow”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɣal/ [ˈba.ɣal]
  • Rhymes: -aɣal

• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɡal/ [ˈba.ɡal]
  • Rhymes: -aɡal
• Hyphenation: ba‧ghal

Noun

baghal (Jawi spelling بغل, plural baghal-baghal or baghal²)

1. mule (offspring of male donkey and female horse)

Adjective

baghal (Jawi spelling بغل, comparative lebih baghal, superlative paling baghal)

1. stupid (lacking in intelligence)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bodoh

Further reading

• "baghal" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017