baklei

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch bakkeleien, from Ambonese Malay bakalai, from Malay berkelahi.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

baklei (present baklei, present participle bakleiende, past participle baklei or gebaklei)

  1. (intransitive) to quarrel, to argue, to fight
  2. (intransitive) to fight, to brawl