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Balinese
Romanization
bekel
- Romanization of ᬩᭂᬓᭂᬮ᭄
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Dutch bikkel.
Pronunciation
Noun
bèkêl (plural bekel-bekel)
- (games) knucklebones.
Etymology 2
From Javanese ꦧꦼꦏꦼꦭ꧀ (bekel, “low-ranking official”), from Old Javanese bĕkĕl (“head, leader, officer”). Doublet of bakal and bekal.
Pronunciation
Noun
bêkêl (plural bekel-bekel)
- (archaic) employee of a village government.
- (archaic) rice field landlord in Java.
Compounds
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
bekel
- Romanization of ꦧꦼꦏꦼꦭ꧀