ᬯᬶᬢ᭄

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese wwit, wwīt, wit (“origin, cause; base, foundation; stem, tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wit/

Noun

ᬯᬶᬢ᭄ (wit)

1. tree

   ᬯᬾᬦ᭄ᬢᭂᬦ᭄ᬯᬶᬢ᭄ᬧᭀᬄᬳᬓᬾᬄᬭᬶᬂᬦᬵᬕᬭ᭟ ― Wénten wit poh akéh ring Nagara. ― There are many mango trees in Nagara.

2. origin

Derived terms

• ᬓᬯᬶᬢᬦ᭄ (kawitan)
• ᬗᬯᬶᬢᬶᬦ᭄ (ngawitin)
• ᬗᬯᬶᬢ᭄ (ngawit)
• ᬧᬗᬯᬶᬢ᭄ (pangawit)
• ᬫᬯᬶᬢ᭄ (mawit)

 

Further reading

• “wit” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Indonesian island of Bali: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].