belahan

Indonesian

Etymology

belah +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈla.han/, [bəˈla.han]
• Hyphenation: be‧lah‧an

Noun

belahan (plural belahan-belahan)

1. split
2. portion, part
3. (mineralogy) cleavage (the tendency of a crystal to split along specific planes)
4. (anatomy) lobe (a clear division of an organ that can be determined at the gross anatomy level, especially one of the parts of the brain, liver or lung)

Further reading

• “belahan” 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.