balian

From Balinese ᬩᬮ᭄ᬬᬦ᭄ (balian).

balian (plural balians or balian)

1. A Balinese shaman or traditional healer.
   • 1990, Fred B. Eiseman, Jr., Bali: Sekala and Niskala, Tuttle Publishing, p. 136:

     A balian may be consulted in order to determine the location of a lost object or the identity of a thief.

   • 2005, Makara Media, Bali Blues, page 147:

     I had immediate misgivings when Komang, Thomas, and I visited the balian that evening.

   • 2008, Nancy Connor; Bradford P Keeney, Shamans of the World, page 150:

     A balian has to be careful about what he or she eats and about sexual relations.

• Albina, Bilaan

balian

1. Romanization of ᬩᬮ᭄ᬬᬦ᭄ (“shaman, (traditional) healer”).

From bali +‎ -an.

• Hyphenation: ba‧li‧an
• IPA^(key): /baˈliʔan/, [bɐˈli.ʔɐn]

balian (complete binalian, progressive binabalian, contemplative babalian)

1. to suffer a fracture (of one's bone)