ᬩᬮᬶ

Balinese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Javanese bali (“tribute, offering”), from Sanskrit बलि (bali). Doublet of ᬯᬮᬶ (wali).

Noun

ᬩᬮᬶ (bali)

  1. offering

Etymology 2

Possibly from Sanskrit बलि-द्वीप (bali-dvīpa, “island of offerings”) or Sanskrit वली-द्वीप (valī-dvīpa, “island of waves”). From Sanskrit बलि (bali), Sanskrit वली (valī) or Sanskrit वलि (vali) and from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpa). Cf. Java.

Proper noun

ᬩᬮᬶ (Bali)

  1. Bali:
    1. A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.
    2. An island in Indonesia, just east of Java.
Descendants
  • → Dutch: Bali
  • → Indonesian: Bali
  • → Malay: Bali

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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