bebekel
Indonesian
Etymology
From Balinese bebekel (ᬩᭂᬩᭂᬓᭂᬮ᭄). Reanalysed as partial reduplication of bekal (“provision”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bəbəˈkəl]
- Hyphenation: bê‧bê‧kêl
Noun
bebekel (first-person possessive bebekelku, second-person possessive bebekelmu, third-person possessive bebekelnya)
- (dialect, Bali) property brought by husband or wife (before marriage).
Further reading
- “bebekel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.