bala

Javanese

variant
Definitions
  • (military) strength
  • (military) army
  • supporter
  • friend

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese bala (strength) borrowed from Sanskrit बल (strength, power, vigour, force, etc, might, validity, idem).

Origin

Sanskrit

बल

Gloss

strength, power, vigour, force, etc, might, validity, idem

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
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