"belah" meaning in Malay

See belah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bəˈlah/, [bəˈlah] Audio: Ms-MY-belah.ogg Forms: belah-belah [plural], belah² [plural]
Rhymes: -əlah, -lah, -ah Etymology: From Proto-Austronesian *bəlaq (“part of something split”). Cognate with Javanese belah. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ms|poz-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*bəlaq|t=part of something split}} Proto-Austronesian *bəlaq (“part of something split”), {{cog|jv|belah}} Javanese belah Head templates: {{ms-noun}} belah (plural belah-belah or belah²)
  1. a split; a crack; a fissure.
    Sense id: en-belah-ms-noun-pk9Q~uOu
  2. side; one of a pair. (Used as a numeral classifier for things that come in pairs or have distinct sides).
    Sense id: en-belah-ms-noun-0bqogOKv Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 10 81 10

Verb

IPA: /bəˈlah/, [bəˈlah] Audio: Ms-MY-belah.ogg Forms: بله [Jawi]
Rhymes: -əlah, -lah, -ah Etymology: From Proto-Austronesian *bəlaq (“part of something split”). Cognate with Javanese belah. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ms|poz-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*bəlaq|t=part of something split}} Proto-Austronesian *bəlaq (“part of something split”), {{cog|jv|belah}} Javanese belah Head templates: {{ms-verb|j=بله}} belah (Jawi spelling بله)
  1. to split Derived forms: belahan, berbelah, dibelah, membelah, pembelah, pembelahan, sebelah
    Sense id: en-belah-ms-verb-zKqm4F1n
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          "english": "I can't see with my left eye.",
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          "english": "His house is located on the other side of the river.",
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