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English
Etymology
From Wiradjuri.
Noun
belah (uncountable)
- beefwood
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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay belah, from Proto-Austronesian *bəlaq (“part of something split”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bêlah (plural belah-belah, first-person possessive belahku, second-person possessive belahmu, third-person possessive belahnya)
- crack, slit, cleavage.
- divided
- side, part
- side, party
Verb
bêlah (base, imperative, colloquial belah, active membelah, ordinary passive dibelah, adversative passive terbelah)
- to split, to crack
- Synonym: pecah
- to divide
- Synonym: bagi
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Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *bəlaq (“part of something split”). Cognate with Javanese belah.
Pronunciation
Verb
belah (Jawi spelling بله)
- 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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