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bila.

when

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

pron/ˈbila/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbi.la]Standard-Indonesian
  1. when

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bila, from Old Malay vela, from Sanskrit वेला (velā).

noun/ˈbila/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbi.la]Standard-Indonesian
  1. calabash (Crescentia cujete)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Manggarai [Term?].

noun/ˈbila/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbi.la]Standard-Indonesian
  1. bael, Bengal quince, golden apple, Japanese bitter orange, stone apple, or wood apple (Aegle marmelos)

  2. pest repellent made from the fruit which is pounded and fermented to become a pesticide

    Sumbawa
  3. water container made from the fruit shell

  4. a semi-spherical lidded container, made from the fruit, used to store palm wine or sap

Where this word comes from

Unknown

noun/ˈbila/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbi.la]Standard-Indonesian
  1. floor made of loosely woven bamboo slats

Where this word comes from

Unknown

verb/ˈbila/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbi.la]Standard-Indonesian
  1. 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”).

conj/ˈbila/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbi.la]Standard-Indonesian
  1. if

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bila, from Old Malay vela, from Sanskrit वेला (velā).

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