ᬫᬸᬤ

Balinese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *muda (“young (of fruits); immature; light (of colors)”); reconstructed by Robert Blust (compare Tongan mula (“(of yam) lower end while still soft and juicy (as it is while the yam is still immature)”); also compare Amis molaʔ (“immature, unlearned, uneducated, childish, without experience”) from Proto-Austronesian *mudaq).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mu.də/
  • Rhymes: -də
  • Homophone: ᬫᬹᬥ
  • Hyphenation: mu‧da

Adjective

ᬫᬸᬤ (muda)

  1. young

References
  1. Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*muda”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
  2. Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*mudaq”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Further reading
  • “muda” 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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