belatuk

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balalatuk by haplology, from Proto-Austronesian *balalaCuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈlatuk/, [bəˈla.t̪uʔ]
• Rhymes: -uk

Noun

belatuk (Jawi spelling بلاتوق, plural belatuk-belatuk, informal 1st possessive belatukku, 2nd possessive belatukmu, 3rd possessive belatuknya)

1. woodpecker

   Synonym: pelatuk

Further reading

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