belut elektrik

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From belut (“eel”) +‎ elektrik (“electricity”). Calque of English electric eel.

Pronunciation

  • (English-based, colloquial) IPA(key): /bəˈlot iˈlɛtrik/ [bəˈlot̪̚ iˈlɛ.t̪riʔ], /bəˈlot iˈlɛtrɛk/ [bəˈlot̪̚ iˈlɛ.t̪rɛʔ]
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /bəˈlot eˈlektrek/ [bəˈlot̪̚ eˈleʔ.t̪reʔ], /bəˈlot eˈletrek/ [bəˈlot̪̚ eˈle.t̪reʔ]
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /bəˈlut eˈlektrik/ [bəˈlut̪̚ eˈleʔ.t̪riʔ]
  • Hyphenation: be‧lut e‧lek‧trik

Noun

bĕlut éléktrik (Jawi spelling بلوت ايليکتريک, plural belut-belut elektrik)

  1. electric eel Electrophorus electricus, (an eel-like fish capable of generating powerful electric shocks)
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