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batal

Pronunciation: /ˈbatal/

“batal” is an Indonesian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. void, invalid
  2. fail, fruitless, unsuccessful

Etymology

Inherited from Malay batal, Classical Malay بتل, borrowed from Arabic بَطَّال (baṭṭāl), بَطَلَ (baṭala, “to be or become null, void, futile, worthless, pointless”). Displaced native hangus for the adjective and cabut for the verb.

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