wāla

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बाल (bāla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa.la/
  • Rhymes: -la
  • Hyphenation: wā‧la

Noun

wāla

  1. young, growing child
  2. junior

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦮꦭ (wala) (inherited)

References

  • "wāla" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.