English Explanatory Dictionary

baluku

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A swollen bruise or bump on the head; a goose egg.

Pronunciation

/bɑːˈluːkuː/

Word forms

baluku balukoo

Etymology

Corruption of Malay buah duku (“fruit of the tree Lansium domesticum, langsat”), under influence from Hokkien phonology, in which /d/ sounds are rendered as /l/s in loanwords, compare 黎撩 (lê-liô) from radio and 鐳／镭 (lui, “money”) from Malay duit.

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