belenggu

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay belenggu, from Tamil [script needed] (vilāṅku), probably derived from விலகு (vilaku).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bələŋˈɡu/ [bə.ləŋˈɡu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: be‧leng‧gu

Noun

bêlênggu (plural belenggu-belenggu)

  1. shackle
  2. (figurative) shackle, restraint

Verb

bêlênggu (active membelenggu, passive dibelenggu)

  1. (transitive) to shackle
  2. (transitive, figurative) to shackle, restrain

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