belut
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Malay belut (“eel”). Cognate with Javanese welut (“eel”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bəˈlut/ [bəˈlʊt̪̚]
- Rhymes: -ut
- Syllabification: be‧lut
Noun
bêlut (plural belut-belut)
Derived terms
Affixations
- berbelut
Compounds
- belut armang
- belut lantah
- belut laut
- belut listrik
- belut pelikan
- belut tanah
- belut undan
Further reading
- “belut”, 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
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /bəˈlot/ [bəˈlot̪̚]
- Rhymes: -ot
- (Baku) IPA(key): /bəˈlut/ [bəˈlut̪̚]
- Rhymes: -ut
- Hyphenation: be‧lut
Noun
belut (Jawi spelling بلوت, plural belut-belut)
Derived terms
Affixations
- berbelut
Compounds
- belut elektrik
- belut laut
- belut tanah
- belut tuna
Descendants
- > Indonesian: belut (inherited)
Further reading
- “belut”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017