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Bali¹

  • /ˈbɑːli/

Sounds like barley (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɑːli

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Balinese Bali, possibly from Sanskrit बलि-द्वीप (bali-dvīpa, “island of offerings”) or Sanskrit वली-द्वीप (valī-dvīpa, “island of waves”). Or from Sanskrit वली (valī) or Sanskrit वलि (vali) and from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpa). Cf. Java.

proper noun

  1. A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.
  2. An island of Indonesia, just east of Java. Riding along the busy, narrow roads of Bali on her scooter with the sun illuminating her face, Victoria Kjos has a clear destination in sight — the beach.

Bali²

Where it comes from

From Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 八里 (Bālǐ).

proper noun Pa-li · Pali

  1. A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan. Forty minutes later, we found ourselves seated on boulders on the side of Kuan Yin Shan with a lovely view of the river and the town of Tamsui to the east and the farms and field of Pali to the north.

Bali³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Uneapa bali (“to not be”).

proper noun

  1. An island of Papua New Guinea.
  2. The Uneapa language spoken on that island.

Bali⁴

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic بَلِي (balī).

proper noun

  1. An Arab tribe of Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

Bali⁵

proper noun

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of Pali.Pali

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