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bela.

sacrifice

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbela/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbe.la]Standard-Indonesian
  1. sacrifice

  2. living for someone else

  3. avenger

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bela (“to advocate, to defend, to avenge”), from Sanskrit वेला (velā, “point, time, end”).

noun/ˈbela/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbe.la]Standard-Indonesian
  1. intertribal oath to resolve problems in the West Pantar region, Alor Regency

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Lamma [Term?].

noun/ˈbela/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbe.la]Standard-Indonesian
  1. earring worn by Ngada women

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ngadha [Term?].

verb/ˈbela/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbe.la]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to drive animals out of a garden together

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Bobot [Term?].

verb/ˈbela/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbe.la]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to look after

  2. to defend

  3. to avenge

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bela (“to advocate, to defend, to avenge”), from Sanskrit वेला (velā, “point, time, end”).

noun/bəˈla/Standard-Indonesian[bəˈla]Standard-Indonesian
  1. nontoxic chopsticks

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Bulungan [Term?].

noun/bəˈla/Standard-Indonesian[bəˈla]Standard-Indonesian
  1. ship's crew

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦭ (bala, “supporter; army; strength”), from Old Javanese bala (“strength”), borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala, “power, strength”). Doublet of bala.

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