ᬯᬮᬶ

Balinese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Javanese wali (“again; once more”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bali (“reverse, turn around”), from Proto-Austronesian *baliw (“return”).

Verb

ᬯᬮᬶ (wali)

1. (alus mider) to return

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Javanese wali, bali, from Sanskrit बलि (bali). Doublet of ᬩᬮᬶ (bali).

Noun

ᬯᬮᬶ (wali)

1. ceremony
2. sacred dance

Further reading

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