ꦮꦭꦶ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.li/
• Rhymes: -li
• Hyphenation: wa‧li

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay wali, from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy).

Noun

ꦮꦭꦶ (wali)

1. custodian.
2. guardian.
3. apostle, saint.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese wali (“ritual requisites; ceremonial clothes”), bali (“tribute, offering”), from Sanskrit बलि (bali).

Noun

ꦮꦭꦶ (wali)

1. yellow drapery for ceremonial use
2. small, sharp carving knife

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Javanese wali (“again, once more”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bali (“reverse, turn around”), from Proto-Austronesian *baliw (“return”).

Adverb

ꦮꦭꦶ (wali)

1. repeatedly

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “wali”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN