belek

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بالك (bālik).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /be.lɛk/
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Interjection

belek

  1. look out, watch out, careful

Hungarian

Etymology

bél +‎ -ek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: be‧lek

Noun

belek

  1. nominative plural of bél

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Javanese.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: bè‧lèk

Noun

bèlèk (first-person possessive belekku, second-person possessive belekmu, third-person possessive beleknya)

  1. red eye with sticky discharge as conjunctivitis.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Dutch blik (“tin can”). Cognate to Japanese ブリキ (buriki, “tinplate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: bê‧lèk

Noun

bêlèk (first-person possessive belekku, second-person possessive belekmu, third-person possessive beleknya)

  1. can.
    Synonyms: kaleng, blek, tin

Etymology 3

Cognate to Indonesian belah (“to split”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: bê‧lèk

Noun

bêlèk (first-person possessive belekku, second-person possessive belekmu, third-person possessive beleknya)

  1. to split.
    Synonym: belah
Derived terms

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Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

belek

  1. genitive plural of belka

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

Noun

belek

  1. piglet
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