balak

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See also: bālāk and bałak

Cebuano

Noun

balak

  1. poem

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Doublet of belak and belang.

Adjective

balak

  1. spotted, blemished

Etymology 2

Probably from Toba Batak balok (“boundary, border”), from Proto-Batak *baləg, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baləj. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

balak (plural balak-balak, first-person possessive balakku, second-person possessive balakmu, third-person possessive balaknya)

  1. clan territory

Etymology 3

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

Noun

balak (plural balak-balak, first-person possessive balakku, second-person possessive balakmu, third-person possessive balaknya)

  1. (rare) log: the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches; any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.
  2. (dominoes) double tiles, doublet tiles: a tile that has the same pips-value on each end.
Alternative forms
  • (log): balak (Standard Malay)
  • (log): balok
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Noun

balak (plural balak-balak, first-person possessive balakku, second-person possessive balakmu, third-person possessive balaknya)

  1. (military) acronym of badan pelaksana (“executive body”).

Further reading

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbalak/,
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lak

Noun

balak (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜃ᜔)

  1. plan; intention; purpose
    Synonyms: plano, layon, layunin, hangad, hangarin
  2. calculation; computation

Derived terms

Anagrams

Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bAlak.

Pronunciation

Noun

balak

  1. (dialectal) trouser leg

West Makian

Etymology

From Dutch balk.

Pronunciation

Noun

balak

  1. a beam (of timber)

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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