belah
See also: Belah
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Wiradhuri.
NounEdit
belah (uncountable)
AnagramsEdit
MalayEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Austronesian *bəlaq (“part of something split”). Cognate with Javanese belah.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
belah (Jawi spelling بله)
- to split
- Pak Tua membelah papan kayu itu dengan tangannya sahaja.
- Uncle Tua split that wooden board with only his hands.
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Indonesian: belah
Further readingEdit
- “belah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *belaq