balur

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Malay balur, from Persian بلور (ballur, “crystal; beryl”).[1]

Noun

balur (plural balur-balur)

  1. rock-crystal
    Synonyms: hablur, kristal
Derived terms
  • membalur
  • pembalur

Etymology 2

From Malay balur, probably as extension to Etymology 1.

Noun

balur (plural balur-balur)

  1. hide: the skin of an animal
  2. jerky: lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun
    Synonym: dendeng

Etymology 3

From Sundanese ᮘᮜᮥᮁ (balur).

Noun

balur (plural balur-balur)

  1. liniment, embrocation
Derived terms
  • baluran
  • membalur
  • membaluri
  • membalurkan
  • pembaluran

Etymology 4

From Javanese ꦧꦭꦸꦂ, ꦧꦼꦭꦸꦂ (, belur, “black-and-blue”) (compare Javanese ꦮꦼꦭꦸꦂ (welur, “row”)), from Old Javanese wĕlur (“thick stream”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qaluʀ, from the root *-luʀ. Doublet of alur.

Noun

balur (plural balur-balur)

  1. bruise: A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow caused by fighting sports or blunt objects (direct) and/or earthquakes (indirect)
    Synonyms: lebam, memar
Alternative forms
  • bělur

References

  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

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