belok

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biluk (“to wind, curve, turn to the side; to tack, sail into the wind”). Compare Javanese biluk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /belok/
• Rhymes: -elok, -lok, -ok
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [be̞lʊʔ, -oʔ, -o̞ʔ]

Verb

belok (used in the form membelok)

1. (intransitive) to turn (move around an axis through itself)

   Synonyms: paling, pusing, putar

   Belok ke kiri bila kau sampai simpang T.

   Take a right turn when you reach the T-junction.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• belokan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• belokkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• membelok [agent focus] (meN-)
• membelokkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• pembelokan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Descendants

• Indonesian: belok

Further reading

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