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ꦧꦭ

Javanese edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

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

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦧꦭ
Roman Bala

ꦧꦭ (Bala) (krama-ngoko)

  1. name of the twenty fifth week in Javanese calendar

References edit

  • "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 edit

Other scripts
Carakan ꦧꦭ
Roman bala

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

ꦧꦭ (bala)

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

References edit

  • "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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