bebekel

Indonesian

Etymology

From Balinese bebekel (ᬩᭂᬩᭂᬓᭂᬮ᭄). Reanalysed as partial reduplication of bekal (“provision”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəbəˈkəl]
• Hyphenation: bê‧bê‧kêl

Noun

bebekel (first-person possessive bebekelku, second-person possessive bebekelmu, third-person possessive bebekelnya)

1. (dialect, Bali) property brought by husband or wife (before marriage).

Further reading

• “bebekel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.