baklei

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bakkeleien, from Ambonese Malay bakalai, from Malay berkelahi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈkləi̯/

Verb

baklei (present baklei, present participle bakleiende, past participle baklei or gebaklei)

1. (intransitive) to quarrel, to argue, to fight
2. (intransitive) to fight, to brawl