beladau

Malay

Etymology

Compare Tagalog balaráw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈladau̯/
• Rhymes: -dau̯, -au̯

Noun

beladau (Jawi spelling بلاداو, plural beladau-beladau, informal 1st possessive beladauku, 2nd possessive beladaumu, 3rd possessive beladaunya)

1. a curved single-edged dagger

Descendants

• Indonesian: beladau

Further reading

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