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balok.

block: a substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ba.lok/[ˈba.lɔʔ]
  1. block: a substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance

  2. log: the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches; any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc

  3. cuboid: a parallelepiped having six rectangular faces

  4. board: the side of a ship

  5. board: takeoff board of long jump

  6. beam: any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use

  7. beam: balance beam: a gymnastics apparatus, a narrow wooden rail used in artistic (athletic) gymnastics

  8. epaulet, epaulette, shoulder board: an ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank

    colloquial
  9. the unit of measurement for opium weight of 1,030 kg

Where this word comes from

From Javanese ꦧꦭꦺꦴꦏ꧀ (balok), from Dutch balk. Doublet of balak.

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