pahala

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pahala, from Sanskrit फल (phála), possibly borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *palam (ripe fruit). Doublet of pala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ha.la/
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ha‧la

Noun

pahala

  1. result, yield

Derived terms

  • berpahala

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

pahala

  1. Romanization of ꦥꦲꦭ.

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit फल (phála), possibly borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *palam (ripe fruit).

Noun

pahala (Jawi spelling ڤهالا, plural pahala-pahala, informal 1st possessive pahalaku, 2nd possessive pahalamu, 3rd possessive pahalanya)

  1. reward
  2. (Islam, religion) a reward from God.

Descendants

  • Indonesian: pahala
  • Teochew: 巴甩 (ba1 lag4)

Further reading

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

pahala (pa class, plural pahala)

  1. Alternative form of pahali
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