English Online Dictionary. What means bali? What does bali mean?
Balinese
Romanization
bali
- Romanization of ᬩᬮᬶ
Cebuano
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˈbal̪i/
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: ba‧li
Noun
bali
- a cash advance
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /baˈl̪i/
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: ba‧li
Noun
bali
- the opposite, the reverse
Verb
bali
- to invert, to reverse
Adjective
bali
- changed to a contrary or counterchanged order or direction; characterized by inversion; turned upside down; reversed; opposite; contrary
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- (Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˈbal̪iʔ/ (verb: to break off, to fracture)
- (Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /bal̪iʔ/ (noun: break fracture; adjective: broken, fractured)
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: ba‧li
Verb
bali
- to break off, to remove
- to fracture
Noun
bali
- a break, a breakage, a fracture
Adjective
bali
- broken, fractured
Finnish
Etymology
< Bali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑli/, [ˈbɑ̝li]
- Rhymes: -ɑli
- Hyphenation(key): ba‧li
Noun
bali
- The Balinese language.
Declension
Synonyms
- balin kieli
Related terms
- Bali
- balilainen
Hiligaynon
Adjective
balî
- broken
Verb
bálì
- break
Hungarian
Etymology
Bali + -i (adjective-forming suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɒli]
- Hyphenation: ba‧li
- Rhymes: -li
Adjective
bali (not comparable)
- Balinese (of or relating to Bali, its inhabitants, or their language or culture)
Declension
Iban
Pronunciation 1
IPA(key): /balɪʔ/
Verb
bali
- alter; change
Pronunciation 2
IPA(key): /balɪ/
Noun
bali
- a woven Iban textiles, which figure prominently in the traditional faith and customs of Ibans
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaːlɪ/
- Rhymes: -aːlɪ
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Norse bali (“grassy bank”), which, according to Pokorny, is from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow up, swell”); see also Proto-Germanic *balluz, Albanian bole.
Noun
bali m (genitive singular bala, nominative plural balar)
- grassy bank
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Danish balje, balle, from Middle Low German ballie, balge, from French baille.
Noun
bali m (genitive singular bala, nominative plural balar)
- (small) tub
Declension
References
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.li/
- Rhymes: -ali
- Hyphenation: bà‧li
Noun
balî m
- plural of balio
Javanese
Romanization
bali
- Romanization of ꦧꦭꦶ
Kavalan
Noun
bali
- wind
Limos Kalinga
Noun
bali
- typhoon
Maranao
Noun
bali
- price
- worth
Derived terms
- balibali
Masbatenyo
Adjective
balì
- broken; fractured
Middle English
Alternative forms
- beali
Etymology
From Old English *bealwiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *balwīg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaːliː/, /ˈbɛːliː/
Noun
bali (plural balis)
- (Early Middle English) The Evil One, the Devil.
Related terms
- bale
- baleful
References
- “?bālī, adj. as n..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old Javanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.li/
- Rhymes: -li
- Hyphenation: ba‧li
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik. Doublet of bali, balik, wali, and waluy.
Adverb
bali
- again, once more
Derived terms
Descendants
- Javanese: ꦧꦭꦶ (bali)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit बलि (bali). Doublet of wali.
Noun
bali
- tribute, offering
- propitiatory oblation
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Balinese: ᬩᬮᬶ (bali)
Etymology 3
Adverb
bali
- indeed, surely
Derived terms
Further reading
- "bali" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pali
Alternative forms
Noun
bali m
- religious offering
- revenue
- tax
Declension
Adjective
bali
- inflection of balin (“strong”):
- nominative singular neuter
- vocative singular masculine/neuter
Pangasinan
Noun
báli
- lie
References
- Benton, Richard Anthony, Pangasinan dictionary (1971)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.li/
- Rhymes: -ali
- Syllabification: ba‧li
Verb
bali
- third-person plural virile past of bać
Portuguese
Verb
bali
- inflection of balir:
- first-person singular preterite indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Sakizaya
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.ˈli/, [ba.ˈli]
Noun
bali
- air
- wind
Sango
Noun
bali
- river
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic بَل (bal).
Adverb
bali
- however, on the contrary
Conjunction
bali
- but instead
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Hindi बाली (bālī).
Noun
bali class IX (plural bali class X)
- earring
- Synonyms: hereni, kipuli
References
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Compare Bikol Central bari, Cebuano bali, and Hiligaynon bali. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Are the "break, fracture" and "granary basket" meanings really the same etymology?”)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈbaliʔ/ [ˈbaː.lɪʔ] (“fracture, break”, noun)
- Rhymes: -aliʔ
- IPA(key): /baˈliʔ/ [bɐˈliʔ] (“fractured, broken”, adjective; “granary basket made of woven bamboo splits”, noun)
- Rhymes: -iʔ
- IPA(key): /ˈbaliʔ/ [ˈbaː.lɪʔ] (“fracture, break”, noun)
- Syllabification: ba‧li
Noun
balì (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒ)
- fracture (of the bone)
- break of an elongated object (such as pencils, sticks, etc.)
- Synonyms: bakli, sapak
Derived terms
Adjective
balî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒ)
- fractured
- broken (of elongated objects such as pencils, sticks, etc.)
Noun
balî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒ)
- medium-sized granary basket made of woven bamboo splits
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbali/ [ˈbaː.lɪ]
- Rhymes: -ali
- Syllabification: ba‧li
Conjunction
bali (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒ)
- Alternative form of bale
Anagrams
- labi, bila
Uneapa
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *bʷali, extended form of *bʷa, possibly from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bali/
Verb
bali
- to not be
- Synonym: ba
Descendants
- → English: Bali
Further reading
- Lynch, John (2002 December) “The Proto-Oceanic Labiovelars: Some New Observations”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 41, number 2, pages 310-362
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.l̪i/
Verb
bali
- (transitive) to bind, tie
- bali cingacinga ― to fasten a hair bun
Conjugation
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics
Woiwurrung
Noun
bali
- cherry ballart (Exocarpos cupressiformis)