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Definitions
  • force; strength; energy; power.
  • armed force; military body.
  • soldier; member of an armed force or military body; person engaged in military service.
  • general: officer in the highest, second, or third highest rank.

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali bala (strength, power, force) borrowed from Sanskrit बल (strength, power, vigour, force, etc, might, validity, idem) borrowed from Old Khmer bala (military body, armed force, power, armed forces, force, strength).

Origin

Old Khmer

bala

Gloss

military body, armed force, power, armed forces, force, strength

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

力

Emoji
🏋️ 💡

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