gamel

See also: gamĕl

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaməl/ [ˈɡa.məl]
• Rhymes: -aməl
• Syllabification: ga‧mel

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic جَمَل (jamal, “male camel”), from Proto-West Semitic *gamal-.

Noun

gamel (plural gamel-gamel)

1. camel

   Synonym: unta

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦩꦼꦭ꧀ (gamel, “groom, fettler, horsekeeper, ostler”), from Old Javanese gamĕl (“to touch, to grasp; to seize, to take hold of, to grasp, to hold”).

Noun

gamel (plural gamel-gamel)

1. groom, fettler, horsekeeper, ostler

   Synonyms: perawat kuda, tukang kuda

Further reading

• “gamel” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

gamel

1. Romanization of ꦒꦩꦼꦭ꧀

Old English

Adjective

gamel

1. Alternative form of gamol