ᬩᭂᬮᬶ

Balinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.li/
• Rhymes: -li
• Hyphenation: be‧li

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəli, from Proto-Austronesian *bəli.

Verb

ᬩᭂᬮᬶ (beli)

1. to buy

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably borrowed from Old Javanese wali (“person in-charge of ritual or ceremony”).

Noun

ᬩᭂᬮᬶ (beli)

1. older brother
2. an older male person, to whom one has a close relation (e.g. husband, boyfriend, cousin)

   ᬩᭂᬮᬶᬯᬬᬦ᭄᭞ᬮᬓᬃᬓᬶᬚ᭟ ― Beli Wayan, lakar kija ― Wayan, where are you going?

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*beli”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

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