# baluku

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɑːˈluːkuː/

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

## Etymology
Corruption of Malay buah duku (“fruit of the tree Lansium domesticum, langsat”), under influence from Hokkien phonology, in which /d/ sounds are rendered as /l/s in loanwords, compare 黎撩 (lê-liô) from radio and 鐳／镭 (lui, “money”) from Malay duit.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/baluku