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belok.

to turn (move around an axis through itself)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbelok/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbe.lɔk̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to turn (move around an axis through itself)

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay belok (“to turn”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biluk (“to wind, curve, turn to the side; to tack, sail into the wind”). Compare Javanese biluk.

noun/bəˈlok/Standard-Indonesian[bəˈlɔk̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. mud

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Betawi [Term?].

adj/bəˈlok/Standard-Indonesian[bəˈlɔk̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. muddy

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Betawi [Term?].

adj/bəˈloʔ/[bəˈlɔʔ]/bəˈlok/[bəˈlɔk̚]
  1. wide-eyed, moon-eyed, owly-eyed, pie-eyed, saucer-eyed, goggle-eyed

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Betawi [Term?].

noun/bəˈlok/Standard-Indonesian[bəˈlɔk̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. block: a case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging.

  2. stock

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch blok.

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