beladau

Malay

Etymology

Compare Tagalog balaráw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈladau̯/
• Rhymes: -dau̯, -au̯

Noun

beladau (Jawi spelling بلاداو, plural beladau-beladau or beladau²)

1. a curved single-edged dagger

Descendants

• Indonesian: beladau

Further reading

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