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
• → English: Bali
• → Indonesian: Bali
• → Malay: Bali

Further reading

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