ބަލަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit बल (bala, “power, strength”). Cognate to Sinhalese බල (bala, “strength, power”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.la/, [bä.lä]
• Hyphenation: ބަ‧ލަ

Noun

ބަލަ • (bala) (plural ބަލަތައް (balatak̊))

1. (archaic) strength, vitality, power, might

   Synonyms: ބާރު (bāru), ޖޯރު (jōru), ޒޯރު (zōru), ވަރު (varu)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަލަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 27