ᬩᭂᬮᬶ

Balinese

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bəli, 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?

Further reading
  • “beli” 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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