belatuk

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balalatuk by haplology, from Proto-Austronesian *balalaCuk.

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /bəˈlatok/ [bəˈla.t̪oʔ]
    • Rhymes: -atʔ, -toʔ, -oʔ
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /bəˈlatuk/ [bəˈla.t̪uʔ]
    • Rhymes: -atuʔ, -tuʔ, -uʔ
  • Hyphenation: be‧la‧tuk

Noun

belatuk (Jawi spelling بلاتوق, plural belatuk-belatuk or belatuk2)

  1. woodpecker
    Synonym: pelatuk

Further reading

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