"ada" meaning in Balinese

See ada in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: ᬳᬤ [Balinese, character]
Etymology: From Old Balinese ada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada. Etymology templates: {{inh|ban|poz-pro|*wada}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada Head templates: {{head|ban|verb|Balinese script|ᬳᬤ}} ada (Balinese script ᬳᬤ), {{tlb|ban|madia}} (madia)
  1. to be, exist Synonyms: wénten
    Sense id: en-ada-ban-verb-JebJC0XP
  2. to need
    Sense id: en-ada-ban-verb-fCXPH8yL Categories (other): Balinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Balinese entries with incorrect language header: 43 57
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ban",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*wada"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Balinese ada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᬳᬤ",
      "tags": [
        "Balinese",
        "character"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ban",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "Balinese script",
        "4": "ᬳᬤ"
      },
      "expansion": "ada (Balinese script ᬳᬤ)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ban",
        "2": "madia"
      },
      "expansion": "(madia)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Balinese",
  "lang_code": "ban",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "What is the news?",
          "text": "Ada orta apa?",
          "translation": "What is the news?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be, exist"
      ],
      "id": "en-ada-ban-verb-JebJC0XP",
      "links": [
        [
          "be",
          "be"
        ],
        [
          "exist",
          "exist"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "wénten"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "43 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Balinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to need"
      ],
      "id": "en-ada-ban-verb-fCXPH8yL",
      "links": [
        [
          "need",
          "need"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ada"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Balinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Balinese lemmas",
    "Balinese palindromes",
    "Balinese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Balinese terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Balinese verbs",
    "Pages with 35 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ban",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*wada"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Balinese ada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᬳᬤ",
      "tags": [
        "Balinese",
        "character"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ban",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "Balinese script",
        "4": "ᬳᬤ"
      },
      "expansion": "ada (Balinese script ᬳᬤ)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ban",
        "2": "madia"
      },
      "expansion": "(madia)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Balinese",
  "lang_code": "ban",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Balinese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "What is the news?",
          "text": "Ada orta apa?",
          "translation": "What is the news?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be, exist"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "be",
          "be"
        ],
        [
          "exist",
          "exist"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "wénten"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to need"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "need",
          "need"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ada"
}

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