Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baluku

/bɑːˈluːkuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: baluku
IPA: /bɑːˈluːkuː/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"My head hit the windscreen, so baluku lor."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: buah duku

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

balukoo (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce baluku?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɑːˈluːkuː/.
What does baluku mean?: A swollen bruise or bump on the head; a goose egg.
Where does baluku come from?: Corruption of Malay buah duku (“fruit of the tree Lansium domesticum, langsat”), under influence from Hokkien phonology, in which [d] and [l] are in complementary distribution, compare 黎撩 (lê-liô) from radio and 鐳／镭 (lui, “money”) from Malay duit.

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