bila.
when
Meaning & usage
when
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay bila, from Old Malay vela, from Sanskrit वेला (velā).
calabash (Crescentia cujete)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Manggarai [Term?].
bael, Bengal quince, golden apple, Japanese bitter orange, stone apple, or wood apple (Aegle marmelos)
pest repellent made from the fruit which is pounded and fermented to become a pesticide
water container made from the fruit shell
a semi-spherical lidded container, made from the fruit, used to store palm wine or sap
Where this word comes from
Unknown
floor made of loosely woven bamboo slats
Where this word comes from
Unknown
to take revenge
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Acehnese [Term?], from Malay bela (“to advocate, to defend, to avenge”), from Old Javanese bela (“be prepared to die with another person, die for and with another person”), welā (“limit of time, period, hour, last hour, hour of death”), from Sanskrit वेला (velā, “point, time, end”).
if
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay bila, from Old Malay vela, from Sanskrit वेला (velā).
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