ᬩᬮ

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese bala (“strength, power; strong, powerful; troops, army”), from Sanskrit बल (bala, “power, strength”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ba.lə/
  • Rhymes: -lə
  • Hyphenation: ba‧la

Noun

ᬩᬮ (bala)

  1. troop, army

Derived terms
  • ᬫᬩᬮ (mabala)

Further reading
  • “bala” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Indonesian island of Bali: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].
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