बलि

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बलि

/bə.liː/ Hindi, Standard
[bɐ.liː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit बलि (bali).

noun bali · बलि · बलियों

masculine offering
masculine sacrifice, sacrificial victim

proper noun bali · बलि

Hinduism, masculine Mahabali, a benevolent Asura king, grandson of Prahlada, and father of Vajrajvālā and Banasura भगवान वामन ने राजा बलि से तीन पग भूमि दान में माँगी थी।
Similar: महाबलि
Hinduism, masculine Vali, a vanara king of Kishkindha, brother of Sugriva, and father of Angada in the Ramayana
masculine a male given name, Bali, from from Sanskrit

In English

sacrifice killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a de
offering that which has been offered; a sacrifice

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {बलि},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}