belok

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biluk (“to wind, curve, turn to the side; to tack, sail into the wind”). Compare Javanese biluk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /belok/
  • Rhymes: -elok, -lok, -ok
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [be̞lʊʔ, -oʔ, -o̞ʔ]

Verb

belok (used in the form membelok)

  1. (intransitive) to turn (move around an axis through itself)
    Synonyms: paling, pusing, putar
    Belok ke kiri bila kau sampai simpang T.
    Take a right turn when you reach the T-junction.

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • belokan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • belokkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
  • membelok [agent focus] (meN-)
  • membelokkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • pembelokan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Descendants
  • Indonesian: belok

Further reading
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