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bila

Pronunciation: /ˈbila/

“bila” is an Indonesian word. Its 8 meanings in English:

pronoun

  1. when

verb

  1. to take revenge

noun

  1. calabash (Crescentia cujete)
  2. floor made of loosely woven bamboo slats
  3. bael, Bengal quince, golden apple, Japanese bitter orange, stone apple, or wood apple (Aegle marmelos)
  4. pest repellent made from the fruit which is pounded and fermented to become a pesticide
  5. water container made from the fruit shell
  6. a semi-spherical lidded container, made from the fruit, used to store palm wine or sap

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bila, from Old Malay vela, from Sanskrit वेला (velā).

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