belanak

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balanak. Compare Cebuano banak, Tagalog banak, Ilocano balanak, Central Bikol balanak, Buginese balana',Aklanon baeának, Sundanese balanak and Makasar balanak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəlanak̚/
  • Rhymes: -anaʔ, -naʔ, -aʔ
  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): [bəˈlänäʔ]

Noun

belanak (Jawi spelling بلانق, plural belanak-belanak or belanak2)

  1. grey mullet

Descendants

  • Indonesian: belanak

Further reading

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