bébék

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese bebek (“duck”). Cognate to Indonesian bebek. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

bébék (Balinese script ᬩᬾᬩᬾᬓ᭄)

  1. duck
    meme tonden ada bebek
    the mother (duck) does not yet have any ducks
  2. a fishing lure in the shape of a small, flattened square

Further reading

  • “bebek” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].
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