belek

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic بالك (bālik). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /be.lɛk/ === Interjection === belek look out, watch out, careful == Hungarian == === Etymology === bél +‎ -ek === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɛlɛk] Hyphenation: be‧lek === Noun === belek nominative plural of bél == Indonesian == === Etymology 1 === From Malay belek from Javanese. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈbɛlɛk] Hyphenation: bè‧lèk ==== Noun ==== bèlèk (plural belek-belek) red eye with sticky discharge as conjunctivitis ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Dutch blik (“tin can”). Cognate to Japanese ブリキ (buriki, “tinplate”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [bəˈlɛk] Hyphenation: bê‧lèk ==== Noun ==== bêlèk (plural belek-belek) can Synonyms: kaleng, blek, tin === Etymology 3 === Cognate to Indonesian belah (“to split”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [bəˈlɛk] Hyphenation: bê‧lèk ==== Noun ==== bêlèk (plural belek-belek) to split Synonym: belah ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “belek”, 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 == Malay == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbelek/ [ˈbe.leʔ] Rhymes: -eleʔ, -leʔ, -eʔ Hyphenation: be‧lek === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Verb ==== belek (Jawi spelling بيليق) to look carefully esp. at a close distance from the naked eye to examine Synonym: periksa to rummage or scour through pages of books, letters etc ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Javanese ==== Noun ==== belek (Jawi spelling بيليق, uncountable) red eye with sticky discharge as conjunctivitis ===== Descendants ===== > Indonesian: belek (inherited) === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Betawi belek, from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banelik (“slime, slimy”). ==== Adjective ==== belek (Jawi spelling بيليق, comparative lebih belek, superlative paling belek) muddy Synonyms: becak, berlumpur === References === Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “بيلق bilek”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 69 Von de Wall, H. (1877), “بلق belek”, in Maleisch-Nederlandsch woordenboek [Malay-Dutch dictionary] (in Dutch), volume I, Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, page 255 Wilkinson, R. J. (1901-1903), “بيلق belek”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Singapore; Hong Kong; Shanghai; Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh Ltd., page 145 Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “belek”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 109 === Further reading === "belek" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.lɛk/ Rhymes: -ɛlɛk Syllabification: be‧lek === Noun === belek genitive plural of belka == Sakizaya == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bə.ˈlək/, [b(ə).ˈlək] === Noun === belek piglet