ᬤᬾᬰ

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese deśa (“region, place, part; province, country; country, countryside, rural area, village”), from Sanskrit देश (deśa). Cognate to Indonesian desa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /desə/
  • Hyphenation: de‧sa

Noun

ᬤᬾᬰ (désa)

  1. village
  2. land, area
  3. place

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