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Cebuano
Noun
balak
- poem
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Doublet of belak and belang.
Adjective
balak
- spotted, blemished
Etymology 2
Probably from Toba Batak balok (“boundary, border”), from Proto-Batak *baləg, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baləj.
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Noun
balak (plural balak-balak)
- clan territory
Etymology 3
From Malay balak, from Dutch balk. Doublet of balok.
Noun
balak (plural balak-balak)
- (rare) log: the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches; any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.
- (dominoes) double tiles, doublet tiles: a tile that has the same pips-value on each end.
- (log): balak (Standard Malay)
- (log): balok
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Noun
balak (plural balak-balak)
- (military) acronym of badan pelaksana (“executive body”).
Further reading
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
balak (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜃ᜔)
- plan; intention; purpose
- Synonyms: plano, layon, layunin, hangad, hangarin
- calculation; computation
Derived terms
Anagrams
Turkish
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *bAlak.
Pronunciation
Noun
balak
- (dialectal) trouser leg
West Makian
Etymology
From Dutch balk.
Pronunciation
Noun
balak
- a beam (of timber)
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics