berhala

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bərˈhala]
  • Hyphenation: bêr‧ha‧la

Etymology 1

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old Javanese bharāla, from Sanskrit भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra). Doublet of batara.

Noun

bêrhala (first-person possessive berhalaku, second-person possessive berhalamu, third-person possessive berhalanya)

  1. (religion) idol (representation of anything revered)
Derived terms
  • memberhalakan
  • pemberhalaan

Etymology 2

Affixed ber- + hala.

Verb

bêrhala

  1. to go in the direction of.
    Synonyms: menuju, mengarah

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Old Javanese bharāla, from Sanskrit भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra). Doublet of betara.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ber‧ha‧la
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (religion) idol (representation of anything revered)

Descendants

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

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