balai polis

balai (“house, station, department”) +‎ polis (“police”).

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /balai̯ poles/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /balai̯ polɪs/

balai polis (Jawi spelling بالاي ڤوليس, plural balai-balai polis, informal 1st possessive balai polisku, 2nd possessive balai polismu, 3rd possessive balai polisnya)

1. (Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore) police station (building of police force)

• kantor polisi (Indonesian, Indonesian Malay)

• pondok polis

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