baluku

== English == === Alternative forms === balukoo === Etymology === Corruption of Malay buah duku (“fruit of the tree Lansium domesticum, langsat”), under influence from Hokkien phonology, in which /d/ sounds are rendered as /l/s in loanwords, compare 黎撩 (lê-liô) from radio and 鐳／镭 (lui, “money”) from Malay duit. === Pronunciation === (Singapore) IPA(key): /bɑːˈluːkuː/ With pitch accent: [ba˨ˈluː˧.k˭uː˦] === Noun === baluku (colloquial, Singapore) A swollen bruise or bump on the head; a goose egg.