bahlul
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay bahlul from Arabic بُهْلُول (buhlūl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbahlʊl]
- Hyphenation: bah‧lul
Adjective
bahlul
Further reading
- “bahlul”, 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
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /bahlol/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /bahlʊl/
- Rhymes: -lol, -ol
Adjective
bahlul (Jawi spelling بهلول)
- stupid (lacking in intelligence)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bodoh
Further reading
- “bahlul”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017