ꦥꦭ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese phala (“fruit, consequence”), from Sanskrit फल (phala). Doublet of ꦥꦲꦭ (pahala) and ꦥꦼꦊꦩ꧀ (pelem).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.lɔ/
• Rhymes: -lɔ
• Hyphenation: pa‧la

Noun

ꦥꦭ (pala)

1. (literary) fruit:
   1. a product of fertilization in a plant.
   2. an end result, effect or consequence.
2. nutmeg

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “pala”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN