ꦥꦭ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese phala (“fruit, consequence”), from Sanskrit फल (phala). Doublet of ꦥꦲꦭ (pahala) and ꦥꦼꦊꦩ꧀ (pelem).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ.lɔ/
  • Rhymes: -lɔ
  • Hyphenation: pa‧la

Noun

ꦥꦭ (pala)

  1. (literary) fruit:
    1. a product of fertilization in a plant.
    2. an end result, effect or consequence.
  2. nutmeg

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “pala”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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