bahlul

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bahlul from Arabic بُهْلُول (buhlūl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbahlʊl]
• Hyphenation: bah‧lul

Adjective

bahlul

1. (colloquial) moronic, stupid

   Synonym: bodoh

Further reading

• “bahlul”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic بُهْلُول (buhlūl)

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /bahlol/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bahlʊl/
• Rhymes: -lol, -ol

Adjective

bahlul (Jawi spelling بهلول, comparative lebih bahlul, superlative paling bahlul)

1. stupid (lacking in intelligence)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bodoh

Further reading

• "bahlul" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017