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