bebal

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bebal.

Adjective

bebal

ignorant

See also

omping (“looking stupid”)

Malay

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bəbal/
Rhymes: -əbal, -bal, -al

Adjective

bebal (Jawi spelling ببل‎)

stupid (lacking in intelligence)
Synonyms: bodoh, ahmak, baghal, bahlul, bangang, benak, bengap, bingung, bongak, bongok, congong, dogol, dongok, dungu, goblok, hamik, jahil, palui, pandik, pongah, pusung, sementung, songor, tolol, tongong

Further reading

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

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