bebekel
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Balinese bebekel (ᬩᭂᬩᭂᬓᭂᬮ᭄). Reanalysed as partial reduplication of bekal (“provision”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bebekel (first-person possessive bebekelku, second-person possessive bebekelmu, third-person possessive bebekelnya)
- (dialect, Bali) property brought by husband or wife (before marriage).
Further reading edit
- “bebekel” 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.