belanak

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balanak. Compare Cebuano banak, Tagalog banak, Ilocano balanak, Central Bikol balanak, Buginese balana',Aklanon baeának, Sundanese balanak and Makasar balanak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəlanak̚/
• Rhymes: -anaʔ, -naʔ, -aʔ
• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [bəˈlänäʔ]

Noun

belanak (Jawi spelling بلانق, plural belanak-belanak)

1. grey mullet

Descendants

• Indonesian: belanak

Further reading

• "belanak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "belanak" at PRPM first version)