belaka

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay belaka (cf. Old Javanese balaka (“only, simply, just, merely”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: bê‧la‧ka

Adverb

bêlaka

  1. only, solely, merely.
  2. wholly, entirely, completely, altogether.

Synonyms

Further reading

Tabaru

Etymology

Possibly related to Malay belakang (“the back”).

Pronunciation

Noun

belaka

  1. the shoulder

References

  • Edward A. Kotynski (1988) “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics
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