ꦧꦭꦺ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese bale (“open building, pavilion, hall”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.le/
• Rhymes: -le
• Hyphenation: ba‧lé

Noun

ꦧꦭꦺ (balé)

1. pavilion
2. hall
3. (literary) house

Derived terms

• ꦧꦭꦺꦏꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ (balé kambang)
• ꦧꦭꦺꦒꦿꦶꦪ (balé griya)
• ꦧꦭꦺꦢꦺꦱ (balé désa)
• ꦧꦭꦺꦩꦔꦸ (balé mangu)
• ꦧꦭꦺꦮꦶꦱ꧀ꦩ (balé wisma)
• ꦧꦭꦺꦱꦺꦴꦩꦃ (balé somah)

 

Further reading

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