belaka

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay belaka (cf. Old Javanese balaka (“only, simply, just, merely”)).

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, 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

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