belatuk

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balalatuk by haplology, from Proto-Austronesian *balalaCuk.

Pronunciation

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /bəˈlatok/ [bəˈla.t̪oʔ]
  • Rhymes: -atʔ, -toʔ, -oʔ

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /bəˈlatuk/ [bəˈla.t̪uʔ]
  • Rhymes: -atuʔ, -tuʔ, -uʔ
• Hyphenation: be‧la‧tuk

Noun

belatuk (Jawi spelling بلاتوق, plural belatuk-belatuk or belatuk²)

1. woodpecker

   Synonym: pelatuk

Further reading

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