Inherited fromMalaybelakang, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*balakaŋ(“hips”).

• (Standard Indonesian)IPA^(key):/bəˈlakaŋ/[bəˈla.kaŋ]
• Rhymes:-akaŋ
• Syllabification:be‧la‧kang

bêlakang (pluralbelakang-belakang)

1. back(the rear of the body)

   Synonym:punggung

2. back(that which is farthest away from the front)

   Synonym:balik

3. following,ensuing,later

   Synonyms:kelak,nanti

• “belakang” inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*balakaŋ(“hips”).

• IPA^(key):/bəlakaŋ/
• Rhymes:-akaŋ
• Hyphenation:be‧la‧kang

belakang (Jawi spellingبلاکڠ,pluralbelakang-belakang)

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

   Synonym:punggung

2. back(that which is farthest away from the front)

• tulang belakang

• Indonesian:belakang

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