balei

See also: bālěi

English

Etymology

From Malay balai, from Proto-Malayic *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balaɪ/

Noun

balei

  1. (archaic) a type of hall, station, or large building for public uses, typically found in present-day Malaysia[1]
    The victor is led up to the balei and the crowd surges up to hear the result.

References

  1. ^
    1822, E. Presgrave, “Account of a Journey from Manna to pasummah Lebar and the ascent of Gunung Dempo”, in Malayan miscellanies‎[1], Bencoolen: Sumatran Mission Press, page 33:
    The Balei is the public hall; here strangers of quality are received; here the public business is transacted and marriage ceremonies is performed.

Portuguese

Verb

balei

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of balar

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbalej]

Noun

balei f

  1. definite genitive/dative singular of bală
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