balek

• IPA^(key): /ba.lɛk/

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balek

1. (Informal, vulgar) Clipping of se battre les couilles de.

From Ottoman Turkish بالق (balık, “fish”). Modern Turkish spelling is balık.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɒlɛk]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lek
• Rhymes: -ɛk

balek (plural balekok)

1. dupe, mug, sucker (a person who can be easily fooled or deceived)

• balek in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• balek in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

• (Riau, Siak, Tembilahan) IPA^(key): /bäle̞ʔ/
• Rhymes: -ale̞ʔ, -le̞ʔ, -e̞ʔ

balek

1. (Riau, Siak, Tembilahan) Alternative spelling of balik (“back”)

balek (Jawi spelling باليق, plural balek-balek, informal 1st possessive balekku, 2nd possessive balekmu, 3rd possessive baleknya)

1. (Riau, Siak, Tembilahan) Alternative spelling of balik (“back part, behind”)

balek

1. (Riau, Siak, Tembilahan) Alternative spelling of balik (“to return, to turn”)

• H Idrus Lubis, Bustamil Ramli, Dasri MS, Nursal Hakim, M Nur Mustafa ((Can we date this quote?)) Kamus Indonesia–Melayu Riau [Indonesian–Riau Malay Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudyaan, →ISBN