balkoni

Malay

Etymology

From English balcony, from Italian balcone, from Old Italian balco (“scaffold”) + -one (augmentative suffix).

Noun

balkoni (Jawi spelling بلکوني, plural balkoni-balkoni, informal 1st possessive balkoniku, 2nd possessive balkonimu, 3rd possessive balkoninya)

1. balcony,
   1. (architecture) an accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
   2. an accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.

Alternative forms

• balkon (Indonesia)

Further reading

• “balkoni” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.