balai polis

Malay

Etymology

balai (“house, station, department”) +‎ polis (“police”).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /balai̯ poles/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /balai̯ polɪs/

Noun

balai polis (Jawi spelling بالاي ڤوليس, plural balai-balai polis)

  1. (Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore) police station (building of police force)

Synonyms

See also

  • pondok polis

Further reading

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