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balian.

rice fields or fields that are owned but are located outside the residential area.

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/baˈlian/Standard-Indonesian[baˈli.an]Standard-Indonesian
  1. rice fields or fields that are owned but are located outside the residential area.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Toba Batak [Term?].

noun/baˈlian/Standard-Indonesian[baˈli.an]Standard-Indonesian
  1. shaman, witch doctor.

  2. traditional Dayak healing ceremony

  3. a shaman who acts as an intermediary between the human world and the spirit world; an ancient spiritual expert of Kerinci

  4. religious leaders in the Bali Aga community

Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balian (“shaman; shamaness; shamanistic ceremony”). Doublet of belian. * Borrowed from Kerinci [Term?]. * Borrowed from Balinese balian (“a Balinese shaman or traditional healer”).

noun/baˈlian/Standard-Indonesian[baˈli.an]Standard-Indonesian
  1. castrated female buffalo

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Toraja-Sa'dan [Term?].

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