baling-baling

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay baling-baling. Equivalent to reduplication of baling. The sense “propeller” is a semantic loan from English propeller.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌbaliŋ ˈbaliŋ/ [ˌba.lɪŋ ˈba.lɪŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aliŋ
  • Syllabification: ba‧ling-ba‧ling

Noun

baling-baling (plural baling-baling)

  1. propeller (mechanical device used to propel)
    Synonym: propeler
  2. (toy) windmill
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