The story
- Malay · borrowed fromPangkal Pinang
- English todayPangkal Pinang
From Malay Pangkal Pinang, from pengkal (“base”) and pinang (“betel nut, Areca catechu”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A city, the provincial capital of the Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia. Full definition →
From Malay Pangkal Pinang, from pengkal (“base”) and pinang (“betel nut, Areca catechu”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.