ᬯᬮᬶ

Balinese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wa.li/
  • Rhymes: -li
  • Hyphenation: wa‧li

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Javanese wali (“again; once more”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bali (“reverse, turn around”), from Proto-Austronesian *baliw (“return”).

Verb

ᬯᬮᬶ (wali)

  1. (alus mider) to return

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Javanese wali, bali, from Sanskrit बलि (bali). Doublet of ᬩᬮᬶ (bali).

Noun

ᬯᬮᬶ (wali)

  1. ceremony
  2. sacred dance

Further reading
  • “bali” 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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