pelik

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese pĕlik (a kind of ear ornament). Compare to Javanese ꦥꦼꦭꦶꦏ꧀ (pelik, sparkle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəliʔ/
  • Hyphenation: pe‧lik

Noun

pelik (Balinese script ᬧᭂᬮᬶᬓ᭄)

  1. one of the ceki
  2. a hall located in pura (Balinese temple)

Derived terms

  • pepelik

Further reading

  • pelik” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəˈlik/ [pəˈlɪk̚]
  • Rhymes: -ik
  • Syllabification: pe‧lik

Adjective

pelik (comparative lebih pelik, superlative paling pelik)

  1. remarkable, peculiar, strange
    Synonyms: aneh, ganjil

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəlik/
  • Rhymes: -əlik, -lik, -ik
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [pə.lɪʔ, -eʔ, -e̞ʔ]

Adjective

pelik (Jawi spelling ڤليق)

  1. strange (not normal)

Synonyms

Further reading