kenal

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kenal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈnal]
• Rhymes: -nal, -al, -l
• Hyphenation: kê‧nal

Verb

kênal (base, imperative, collquial)

1. to recognize, to recall, to remember.

   Synonym: tahu

2. to know, to feel
3. to know, to be acquainted
4. to understand

   Synonym: mengerti

Derived terms

• berkenal-kenalan
• berkenalan
• kenal-mengenal
• kenalan
• memperkenalkan
• mengenal
• mengenali
• mengenalkan
• pengenal
• pengenalan
• perkenalan
• terkenal

 

Further reading

• “kenal” 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.