balai polis

Malay

Etymology

Compound of balai (“station, hall, public building”) +‎ polis (“police”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbalaj ˈpolis/ [ˌba.lai̯ ˈpo.lis]

Noun

balai polis (Jawi spelling بالاي ڤوليس, plural balai-balai polis or balai2 polis)

  1. (Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore) police station (building of police force)
    Synonyms: (Indonesian, Indonesian Malay) kantor polisi, (dated) balai mata-mata

See also

  • pondok polis

Further reading

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