belaka
التعريفات والمعاني
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Malay belaka. Compare with Old Javanese balaka (“only, simply, just, merely”). From Sanskrit [Term?].
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [bəˈlaka]
Hyphenation: bê‧la‧ka
=== Adverb ===
bêlaka
only, solely, merely
wholly, entirely, completely, altogether
==== Synonyms ====
seluruhnya
sama sekali
semata-mata
semuanya
=== Further reading ===
“belaka”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Tabaru ==
=== Etymology ===
Possibly related to Malay belakang (“the back”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [be.ˈla.ka]
=== Noun ===
belaka
the shoulder
=== References ===
Edward A. Kotynski (1988), “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics