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balak.

spotted, blemished

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbalaʔ/[ˈba.laʔ]/ˈbalak/[ˈba.lak̚]
  1. spotted, blemished

Where this word comes from

Doublet of belak and belang.

noun/ˈbalaʔ/[ˈba.laʔ]/ˈbalak/[ˈba.lak̚]
  1. clan territory

Where this word comes from

Probably from Toba Batak balok (“boundary, border”), from Proto-Batak *baləg, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baləj.

noun/ˈbalaʔ/[ˈba.laʔ]/ˈbalak/[ˈba.lak̚]
  1. log: the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches; any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc

    rare
  2. double tiles, doublet tiles: a tile that has the same pips-value on each end

Where this word comes from

From Malay balak, from Dutch balk. Doublet of balok.

noun/ˈbalaʔ/[ˈba.laʔ]/ˈbalak/[ˈba.lak̚]
  1. smegma

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Toba Batak [Term?].

noun/ˈbalaʔ/[ˈba.laʔ]/ˈbalak/[ˈba.lak̚]
  1. greater lizardfish (Saurida tumbil)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese (North Coast) [Term?].

noun/ˈbalaʔ/[ˈba.laʔ]/ˈbalak/[ˈba.lak̚]
  1. syllabic abbreviation of badan pelaksana (“executive body”)

noun/ˈbalaʔ/[ˈba.laʔ]/ˈbalak/[ˈba.lak̚]
  1. Polyphhereima elongata

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Mentawai [Term?].

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