belu-belai

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Apophonic reduplication of belai. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bəˌlu bəˈlai̯/ [bəˌlu bəˈlai̯] Rhymes: -ai̯ Syllabification: be‧lu-be‧lai === Adjective === bêlu-bêlai (comparative lebih belu-belai, superlative paling belu-belai) (archaic) talkative (tending to talk or speak freely a lot) Synonyms: bawel, cerewet === Noun === bêlu-bêlai (plural belu-belai) (archaic) sweet talk Synonym: rayuan === Verb === bêlu-bêlai (active membelu-belai, passive form not attested) (archaic) to sweet-talk === References === “belu-belai”, 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