belaka
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay belaka (cf. Old Javanese balaka (“only, simply, just, merely”)).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
bêlaka
- only, solely, merely.
- wholly, entirely, completely, altogether.
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “belaka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Tabaru edit
Etymology edit
Possibly related to Malay belakang (“the back”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
belaka
- the shoulder
References edit
- Edward A. Kotynski (1988) “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics