[bʰalā], adj.; interj. good, excellent, well; well!
[◀MIA: Pk. bhalla-, °aya- ‘good’ ◀OIA bhalla- ‘auspicious’ lex. <.*bhadla- <.bhadrá- ‘fortunate, delightful’ RV., bhadraka- ‘good’ Mn. ◀PIE *bhā̆d- ‘good’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. best, better ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. batten ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 0190; (Turner, 1966) 9408, 9377; (MW, 1899) 0748, 0745; (Pokorny, 1959) 0106; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.254, 2.244
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