belakang

From Malay belakang, from Proto-Malayic *bəlakaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balakaŋ (“hips”), from Proto-Austronesian *balakaŋ (“hips”).

• IPA^(key): [bə.ˈlä.käŋ]
• Hyphenation: bê‧la‧kang

bêlakang (first-person possessive belakangku, second-person possessive belakangmu, third-person possessive belakangnya)

1. back:
   1. the rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
   2. that which is farthest away from the front.
2. following, ensuing, later

   Synonyms: kelak, nanti

• (side opposite the visible side): balik
• (rear of the body): punggung

• “belakang” 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.

From Proto-Malayic *bəlakaŋ (compare Indonesian belakang).

• IPA^(key): /bəlakaŋ/
• Rhymes: -akaŋ, -kaŋ, -aŋ

belakang (Jawi spelling بلاکڠ, plural belakang-belakang, informal 1st possessive belakangku, 2nd possessive belakangmu, 3rd possessive belakangnya)

1. (anatomy) back (the rear of body)

• tulang belakang

• Indonesian: belakang

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