ꦮꦭ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɔ.lɔ/
• Rhymes: -lɔ
• Hyphenation: wa‧la

Etymology 1

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ꦮꦭ (wala)

1. (dialect) coconut stalk

Etymology 2

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ꦮꦭ (wala)

1. giving to the village head or chief.

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Javanese wāla (“young, growing child; junior”), from Sanskrit बाल (bāla, “boy; child; fool, simpleton; childish, immature; childish, immature; waxing; simple, foolish”).

Noun

ꦮꦭ (wala)

1. (archaic) child

Derived terms

• ꦱꦧꦸꦏ꧀ꦮꦭ (sabuk wala)

 

Etymology 4

Inherited from Old Javanese bala (“strength, power; troops, army, soldiers of lesser rank”), from Sanskrit बल (bala, “power, strength”).

Noun

ꦮꦭ (wala)

1. (archaic) army, soldier, troop

Further reading

• “wala” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.