belalai

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay belalai, from Classical Malay belalai.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bəˈlalai̯/ [bəˈla.lai̯]
  • Rhymes: -alai̯
  • Syllabification: be‧la‧lai

Noun

belalai (plural belalai-belalai)

  1. a trunk; a nose-like organ of an animal
  2. (aviation) aerobridge, airbridge, air bridge; air jetty, jetty; finger; jet bridge;jetway; passenger boarding bridge; passenger loading bridge
    Synonyms: belalai gajah, garbarata, tangga belalai

Hyponyms

  • belalai air
  • belalai gajah

Derived terms

  • berbelalai

Further reading

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