ᬩᬮ

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese bala (“strength, power; strong, powerful; troops, army”), from Sanskrit बल (bala, “power, strength”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.lə/
• Rhymes: -alə
• Hyphenation: ba‧la

Noun

ᬩᬮ (bala)

1. troop, army

Derived terms

• ᬫᬩᬮ (mabala)

 

• ᬩᭂᬍᬕᬜ᭄ᬚᬸᬃ (beleganjur)

 

Further reading

• “bala” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].