ꦲꦭ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.lɔ/
• Rhymes: -lɔ
• Hyphenation: a‧la

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese hala (“bad, evil”).

Adjective

ꦲꦭ (ala)

1. bad
2. ugly

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese hala (“plough”), from Sanskrit हल (hala, “plough”).

Noun

ꦲꦭ (hala)

1. (archaic) plough

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “ala, hala”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN