balak
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Cebuano[edit]
Noun[edit]
balak
Indonesian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
balak
Etymology 2[edit]
Probably from Toba Batak balok (“boundary, border”), from Proto-Batak *baləg, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baləj. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
balak (plural balak-balak, first-person possessive balakku, second-person possessive balakmu, third-person possessive balaknya)
- clan territory
Etymology 3[edit]
From Malay balak, from Dutch balk. Doublet of balok.
Noun[edit]
balak (plural balak-balak, first-person possessive balakku, second-person possessive balakmu, third-person possessive balaknya)
- (rare) log: the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches; any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.
- (dominoes) double tiles, doublet tiles: a tile that has the same pips-value on each end.
Alternative forms[edit]
- (log): balak (Standard Malay)
- (log): balok
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 4[edit]
Noun[edit]
balak (plural balak-balak, first-person possessive balakku, second-person possessive balakmu, third-person possessive balaknya)
- (military) acronym of badan pelaksana (“executive body”).
Further reading[edit]
- “balak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Tagalog[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
balak (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜃ᜔)
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Turkic *bAlak.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
balak
West Makian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
balak
References[edit]
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics
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- Cebuano lemmas
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/laʔ
- Rhymes:Indonesian/laʔ/2 syllables
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/aʔ/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ʔ
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