"balas" meaning in Malay

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Verb

IPA: /balas/ Audio: ms-MY-balas.ogg Forms: بالس [Jawi]
Rhymes: -alas, -las, -as, -is Etymology: From Proto-Austronesian *baləs (“to answer, retaliate; reciprocate good or evil”). Cognate with Malagasy valy and Javanese wales. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|map-pro|*baləs|t=to answer, retaliate; reciprocate good or evil}} Proto-Austronesian *baləs (“to answer, retaliate; reciprocate good or evil”), {{cog|mg|valy}} Malagasy valy, {{cog|jv|wales}} Javanese wales Head templates: {{ms-verb|j=بالس}} balas (Jawi spelling بالس)
  1. to reply; to respond; to answer Synonyms: jawab, sahut Derived forms: balas dendam, balas jasa, balasan, dibalas, membalas, pembalas

Alternative forms

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    },
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