Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bali

/ˈbɑːli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
Ba-li
IPA
/ˈbɑːli/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.

name

An island of Indonesia, just east of Java.

name

An island of Papua New Guinea.

name

The Uneapa language spoken on that island.

name

An Arab tribe of Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

name

Obsolete form of Pali.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: बलि-द्वीप, वली-द्वीप, वली, वलि, द्वीप, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Derived Forms

Phrases

Bali Aga Bali belly Bali myna Bali tiger Wiktionary’s coverage of Uneapa terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Uneapa terms

Homonyms

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce bali?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɑːli/.
What does bali mean?
A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.
Where does bali come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce bali

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