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belacan.

belachan (a shrimp-paste condiment)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/bəˈlat͡ʃan/Standard-Indonesian[bəˈla.t͡ʃan]Standard-Indonesian
  1. belachan (a shrimp-paste condiment)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay belacan.

noun/bəˈlat͡ʃan/Standard-Indonesian[bəˈla.t͡ʃan]Standard-Indonesian
  1. synonym of kelicap (“sunbird”)

noun/bəˈlat͡ʃan/Standard-Indonesian[bəˈla.t͡ʃan]Standard-Indonesian
  1. a kind of wild cat

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧ꧀ꦭꦕꦤ꧀ (blacan, “a kind of wild cat”).

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