bekel

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Balinese

Romanization

bekel

  1. Romanization of ᬩᭂᬓᭂᬮ᭄

Indonesian

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Etymology 1

From Dutch bikkel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: bè‧kêl

Noun

bèkêl (plural bekel-bekel)

  1. (games) knucklebones.

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦧꦼꦏꦼꦭ꧀ (bekel, low-ranking official), from Old Javanese bĕkĕl (head, leader, officer). Doublet of bakal and bekal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: bê‧kêl

Noun

bêkêl (plural bekel-bekel)

  1. (archaic) employee of a village government.
  2. (archaic) rice field landlord in Java.
Compounds

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

bekel

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦼꦏꦼꦭ꧀