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baluku

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Singapore/bɑːˈluːkuː/

baluku noun: a swollen bruise or bump on the head; a goose egg.

Noun

baluku

  1. (Singapore, colloquial) A swollen bruise or bump on the head; a goose egg.
    • My head hit the windscreen, so baluku lor.2018, Jean Tay, Sisters & Senang: The Island Plays, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Scene 12, page 73

Forms of baluku

alternative formbalukoo

Origin of baluku

Corruption of Malay buah duku (“fruit of the tree Lansium domesticum, langsat”), under influence from Hokkien phonology, in which [d] and [l] are in complementary distribution, compare 黎撩 (lê-liô) from radio and 鐳／镭 (lui, “money”) from Malay duit.

Questions about baluku

What does baluku mean?
Baluku means a swollen bruise or bump on the head; a goose egg.
What part of speech is baluku?
Baluku is a noun.
How do you pronounce baluku?
Baluku is pronounced /bɑːˈluːkuː/ (Singapore).

Words near baluku in the dictionary

  1. Baluci
  2. Balud
  3. Balugan
  4. Balugo
  5. balukoo
  6. baluku
  7. balum rancum
  8. Balumain
  9. balun
  10. Balungao
  11. Baluno

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