ބަލަ
Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit बल (bala, “power, strength”). Cognate to Sinhalese බල (bala, “strength, power”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.la/, [bä.lä]
- Hyphenation: ބަ‧ލަ
Noun
ބަލަ • (bala) (plural ބަލަތައް (balatak̊))
- (archaic) strength, vitality, power, might
- Synonyms: ބާރު (bāru), ޖޯރު (jōru), ޒޯރު (zōru), ވަރު (varu)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ބަލަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 27.