balur

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbalur/ [ˈba.lʊr]
• Rhymes: -alur
• Syllabification: ba‧lur

Etymology 1

From Malay balur, from Persian بلور (ballur, “crystal; beryl”).

Noun

balur (plural balur-balur)

1. rock-crystal

   Synonyms: hablur, kristal

Derived terms

• membalur
• pembalur

Etymology 2

From Malay balur, probably as extension to Etymology 1.

Noun

balur (plural balur-balur)

1. hide: the skin of an animal
2. jerky: lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun

   Synonym: dendeng

Etymology 3

From Sundanese ᮘᮜᮥᮁ (balur).

Noun

balur (plural balur-balur)

1. liniment, embrocation

Derived terms

• baluran
• membalur
• membaluri
• membalurkan
• pembaluran

• balur badan

Related terms

• lulur

Etymology 4

From Javanese ꦧꦭꦸꦂ, ꦧꦼꦭꦸꦂ (balur, belur, “black-and-blue”) (compare Javanese ꦮꦼꦭꦸꦂ (welur, “row”)), from Old Javanese wĕlur (“thick stream”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qaluʀ, from the root *-luʀ. Doublet of alur.

Noun

balur (plural balur-balur)

1. bruise: A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow caused by fighting sports or blunt objects (direct) and/or earthquakes (indirect).

   Synonyms: lebam, memar

Alternative forms

• bělur

Further reading

• “balur” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.