بيليق

Malay

Alternative forms

• bilik

Etymology

From Hokkien 峇厘 (bâ-lî, “cabin of a junk”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /bileʔ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bilɪʔ/
• Rhymes: -ileʔ, -leʔ, -eʔ

Noun

بيليق (Rumi spelling bilik, plural بيليق-بيليق or بيليق۲, informal 1st possessive بيليقکو, 2nd possessive بيليقمو, 3rd possessive بيليقڽ)

1. cabin of a junk
2. room (division in a building)

Synonyms

• kamar / کامر

Descendants

• → Arabic: بِلِّيج (billīj), بَالِج (bālij), بَلَنْج (balanj) — taṣḥīf, after Hindi पलंग (palaṅg, “bed”)
  • → Judeo-Arabic: כליג (balīj)
• → Maguindanao: bilik