bilah

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbilah/ [ˈbi.lah]
• Rhymes: -ilah
• Syllabification: bi‧lah

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay bilah.

Noun

bilah (plural bilah-bilah)

1. blade:
   1. sharp-edged working end

      Synonyms: mata pisau, aler

   2. (mechanical engineering) the flat functional end or piece

      Synonym: sudu

Derived terms

• berbilah
• sebilah

• bilah ambung
• bilah difraksi
• bilah judul
• bilah kemudi
• bilah pemindah
• bilah rotor
• bilah sambung
• bilah sambung jari
• bilah sambung tegak

Classifier

bilah

1. Classifier used for knives and swords.

Verb

bilah

1. to split into two or more parts

Derived terms

• membilah-bilah
• pembilahan

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Acehnese [Term?].

Noun

bilah (plural bilah-bilah)

1. inexperienced young

Further reading

• “bilah”, 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

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -lah

Noun

bilah (plural bilah-bilah)

1. blade

Further reading

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

Navajo

Noun

bilah

1. third-person possessed form of shilah