belaka

From Malay belaka (cf. Old Javanese balaka (“only, simply, just, merely”)).

• IPA^(key): [bəˈlaka]
• Hyphenation: bê‧la‧ka

bêlaka

1. only, solely, merely.
2. wholly, entirely, completely, altogether.

• seluruhnya
• sama sekali
• semata-mata
• semuanya

• “belaka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Possibly related to Malay belakang (“the back”).

• IPA^(key): [be.ˈla.ka]

belaka

1. the shoulder

• Edward A. Kotynski (1988), “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics