babelan

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Karey [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ˈbe.lan/
• Rhymes: -lan
• Hyphenation: ba‧be‧lan

Noun

babelan (plural babelan-babelan, first-person possessive babelanku, second-person possessive babelanmu, third-person possessive babelannya)

1. a person who always follows wherever others go and doesn't want to be left behind

Further reading

• “babelan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.