ꦧꦭ

Javanese

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

Etymology 1

From Old Javanese bala (“strength”), borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala, “power, strength”).

Noun
Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦧꦭ
Roman bala

ꦧꦭ (bala) (krama-ngoko)

  1. (military) strength
  2. (military) army
    Synonyms: ꦥꦿꦗꦸꦫꦶꦠ꧀ (prajurit), ꦱꦫꦝꦝꦸ (saradhadhu)
  3. supporter
  4. friend

Noun
Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦧꦭ
Roman Bala

ꦧꦭ (Bala) (krama-ngoko)

  1. name of the twenty fifth week in Javanese calendar

References
  • "bala" in J. W. M. Bakker & Fr. M. Sunarwidjaja, The Giri Sonta Course for Javanese (Lexicon). Giri Sonta, Ungaran, 1964
  • "bala" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939

Old Javanese
Other scripts
Carakan ꦧꦭ
Roman bala

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala, “power, strength”).

Noun

ꦧꦭ (bala)

  1. strength, power
  2. troops, army, soldiers of lesser rank

References
  • "ꦧꦭ" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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