峇厘

Chinese

Etymology 1

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(峇厘)
alternative forms 密閭密闾

The spelling 峇厘 (Bālí), attested in Lim (1886) and Zhou (2006), appears to be a phonetic spelling.

Adele Fielde defines Teochew (bha7) as "bow of a vessel".

Carstairs Douglas and William Campbell identify the Min Nan () element as "door", while Fielde defines Teochew (li5) as "a habitation".

Pronunciation


Noun

峇厘

  1. (Min Nan, nautical) small junk cabin
Derived terms
  • 峇厘客
  • 峇厘房
  • 食公司,睏峇厘食公司,困峇厘
Descendants
  • Malay: bilik
    • Arabic: بِلِّيج (billīj), بَالِج (bālij); بَلَنْج (balanj)
      • Judeo-Arabic: כליג (balīj)
    • Indonesian: bilik
    • Maguindanao: bilik

References

  • Campbell, William (甘爲霖甘为霖) (1913), “lî ( () Lû)”, in A dictionary of the Amoy vernacular spoken throughout the prefectures of Chin-Chiu, Chiang-Chiu and Formosa (廈門音新字典厦门音新字典), 8th edition, published 1961, page 323
  • Douglas, Carstairs (1899), “bâ”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, London: Presbyterian Church of England, page 8
  • Douglas, Carstairs (1899), “lî”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, London: Presbyterian Church of England, page 302
  • Governor-General of Taiwan (1931–1932), 密閭”, in 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor, 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese and Min Nan), Taihoku: 同府 (Dōfu), →OCLC
  • Lim, Hiong Seng (1886), “Nautical”, in Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press, page 103
  • (Min Nan) 周长楫 [Zhou Changji], editor (2006), 峇厘”, in 《闽南方言大词典》 Minnan Fangyan Da Cidian [Comprehensive Dictionary of the Min Nan Topolect], Fuzhou: Fujian People's Publishing House, →ISBN, page 46.

Etymology 2

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(峇厘)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

峇厘

  1. () Alternative form of 巴厘 (Bālí, “Bali”).
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