ބަލަ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit बल (bala, “power, strength”). Cognate to Sinhalese බල (bala, “strength, power”)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ba.la/, [bä.lä]
  • Hyphenation: ބަ‧ލަ

Noun[edit]

ބަލަ • (bala) (plural ބަލަތައް (balatak̊))

  1. (archaic) strength, vitality, power, might
    Synonyms: ބާރު (bāru), ޖޯރު (jōru), ޒޯރު (zōru), ވަރު (varu)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަލަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 27
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