bisama

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese basama, biṣama, wiṣama (“words, statement, promise, vow”), from Sanskrit विषम (viṣama).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.sa.mə/

Noun

bisama (Balinese script ᬪᬶᬱᬫ)

1. vow
2. opinion

Further reading

• “bisama”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].