balai polis

Malay

Etymology

Compound of balai (“station, hall, public building”) +‎ polis (“police”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbalaj ˈpolis/ [ˌba.lai̯ ˈpo.lis]

Noun

balai polis (Jawi spelling بالاي ڤوليس, plural balai-balai polis or balai² polis)

1. (Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore) police station (building of police force)

   Synonyms: (Indonesian, Indonesian Malay) kantor polisi, (dated) balai mata-mata

See also

• pondok polis

Further reading

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