baligh

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَالِغ (bāliḡ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baliɣ/
• Rhymes: -aliɣ

Noun

baligh (Jawi spelling بالغ, plural baligh-baligh, informal 1st possessive balighku, 2nd possessive balighmu, 3rd possessive balighnya)

1. puberty
2. adulthood

Adjective

baligh (Jawi spelling بالغ)

1. mature
2. coming of age
3. marriageable

Descendants

• Indonesian: balig

References

• Sir Richard James Wilkinson, SEAlang Library Malay Lexicograph