belacan

English

Noun

belacan (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of belachan (“shrimp-paste condiment”)

Anagrams

• balance

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəˈlat͡ʃan]
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃan, -an, -n
• Hyphenation: bê‧la‧can

Etymology 1

From Malay belacan.

Noun

bêlacan (first-person possessive belacanku, second-person possessive belacanmu, third-person possessive belacannya)

1. belachan (a shrimp paste condiment)

   Synonym: terasi

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦧ꧀ꦭꦕꦤ꧀ (blacan, “a kind of wild cat”).

Noun

bêlacan (plural belacan-belacan, first-person possessive belacanku, second-person possessive belacanmu, third-person possessive belacannya)

1. a kind of wild cat

   Synonym: kucing hutan

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

Compare Pattani Malay بلاچٍي / บือลาแจ, Urak Lawoi' บาจัด (bacat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəlat͡ʃan/
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃan, -t͡ʃan, -an

Noun

belacan (Jawi spelling بلاچن, informal 1st possessive belacanku, 2nd possessive belacanmu, 3rd possessive belacannya)

1. A Malay condiment made from fermented shrimp paste.

Descendants

• Baba Malay: belachan
• Indonesian: belacan
• → Burmese: ဗာလချောင် (bala.hkyaung)
• → Chinese: 馬拉盞／马拉盏 (mǎlāzhǎn)
• → Macanese: balichám, balchão, balichã, balachão, balechão, balichan
  • → English: balichao
  • → Portuguese: balichão
• → Ternate: balacang

Further reading

• “belacan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.