balian

See also: Balian

English

Etymology

From Balinese ᬩᬮ᭄ᬬᬦ᭄ (balian).

Noun

balian (plural balians or balian)

  1. A Balinese shaman or traditional healer.
    • 1990, Fred B. Eiseman, Jr., Bali: Sekala and Niskala, Tuttle Publishing, page 136:
      A balian may be consulted in order to determine the location of a lost object or the identity of a thief.
    • 2005, Makara Media, Bali Blues, page 147:
      I had immediate misgivings when Komang, Thomas, and I visited the balian that evening.
    • 2008, Nancy Connor, Bradford P Keeney, Shamans of the World, page 150:
      A balian has to be careful about what he or she eats and about sexual relations.

Anagrams

Balinese

Romanization

balian

  1. Romanization of ᬩᬮ᭄ᬬᬦ᭄ (“shaman, (traditional) healer”).

Tagalog

Etymology

From bali +‎ -an.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈliʔan/ [bɐˈli.ʔɐn]
  • Rhymes: -iʔan
  • Syllabification: ba‧li‧an

Verb

balian (complete binalian, progressive binabalian, contemplative babalian, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. to suffer a fracture (of one's bone)

Conjugation
Verb conjugation for balian
Affix Root word Trigger
-an li object
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
balian binalian binabalian
inabalian1		 babalian
abalian1		 balii1
1 Dialectal use only.
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