balak
Cebuano edit
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balak
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
balak
Etymology 2 edit
Probably from Toba Batak balok (“boundary, border”), from Proto-Batak *baləg, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baləj. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
balak (plural balak-balak, first-person possessive balakku, second-person possessive balakmu, third-person possessive balaknya)
- clan territory
Etymology 3 edit
From Malay balak, from Dutch balk. Doublet of balok.
Noun edit
balak (plural balak-balak, first-person possessive balakku, second-person possessive balakmu, third-person possessive balaknya)
- (rare) log: the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches; any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.
- (dominoes) double tiles, doublet tiles: a tile that has the same pips-value on each end.
Alternative forms edit
- (log): balak (Standard Malay)
- (log): balok
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Etymology 4 edit
Noun edit
balak (plural balak-balak, first-person possessive balakku, second-person possessive balakmu, third-person possessive balaknya)
- (military) acronym of badan pelaksana (“executive body”).
Further reading edit
- “balak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Tagalog edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
balak (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜃ᜔)
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Anagrams edit
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *bAlak.
Pronunciation edit
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balak
West Makian edit
Etymology edit
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balak
References edit
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics