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balai.

public hall, balei

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbalai̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.lai̯]Standard-Indonesian

  1. public hall, balei

  2. building

  3. office or bureau

  4. house of parliament

  5. house in a palace

    dated

  6. market

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay balai, from Proto-Malayic *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay. Semantic loan from Minangkabau balai for sense of market.

noun/baˈlai/Standard-Indonesian[baˈla.i]Standard-Indonesian

  1. cattle tick

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Gorontalo [Term?].

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