Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko
mkal[mˈkal]
• vi. bitter; salty(eng).pahit; asin(ind).
Ira ba mkal borong.The water is very salty.(eng), Air itu terlalu pahit.(ind)
Origin: Possibly West Timorese Austronesian, e.g., Helong |fn{maliʔ}, with metathesis of /k/ and /l/.