belisah

Malay

Etymology

Doublet of gelisah. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈlisah/ [bəˈli.sah]
  • Rhymes: -isah, -sah, -ah
  • Hyphenation: be‧li‧sah

Adjective

belisah (Jawi spelling بليسه)

  1. restless; fidgety

Descendants

  • → Banjarese: balisah
  • → Cebuano: balisa
  • → Gorontalo: balisa
  • → Kapampangan: balisa
  • → Ngaju: balisa
  • → Old Javanese: balisah
  • → Pamona: walisa
  • → Tae': balisa
  • → Tagalog: balisa
  • → Toba Batak: balisa

Further reading

  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
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