bahlul

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bahlul from Arabic بُهْلُول (buhlūl).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbahlʊl]
Hyphenation: bah‧lul

Adjective

bahlul

(colloquial) moron, stupid
Synonym: bodoh

Further reading

“bahlul” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic بُهْلُول (buhlūl)

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /bahlol/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bahlʊl/
Rhymes: -lol, -ol

Adjective

bahlul (Jawi spelling بهلول)

stupid (lacking in intelligence)
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bodoh

Further reading

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

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