belah

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Wiradjuri.

Noun[edit]

belah (uncountable)

  1. beefwood

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Malay belah, from Proto-Austronesian *bəlaq (part of something split).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bêlah (plural belah-belah, first-person possessive belahku, second-person possessive belahmu, third-person possessive belahnya)

  1. crack, slit, cleavage.
  2. divided
  3. side, part
  4. side, party

Verb[edit]

bêlah (base, imperative, colloquial belah, active membelah, ordinary passive dibelah, adversative passive terbelah)

  1. to split, to crack
    Synonym: pecah
  2. to divide
    Synonym: bagi

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Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *bəlaq (part of something split). Cognate with Javanese belah.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bəlah/
  • Rhymes: -əlah, -lah, -ah
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

belah (Jawi spelling بله)

  1. to split
    Pak Tua membelah papan kayu itu dengan tangannya sahaja.
    Uncle Tua split that wooden board with only his hands.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Indonesian: belah

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