Colors

9 phrases · Balinese with romanization, English and audio

  1. Barak

    Red

    Usage

    The polite form is bang (alus mider in the dictionary table).

  2. Jingga

    Orange

  3. Kuning

    Yellow

    Usage

    Jenar is also listed in the dictionary for yellow.

  4. Gadang

    Green

  5. Pelung

    Blue

    Usage

    The dictionary glosses it as very blue, bright blue. No separate dark blue or sky blue is given, so it is treated as plain blue.

  6. Ungu

    Purple

  7. Coklat

    Brown

    Usage

    The dictionary headword glosses chocolate. As a colour, coklat is an Indonesian loan; no native Balinese word for brown was verified.

  8. Putih

    White

    Usage

    The polite form is petak.

  9. Selem

    Black

    Usage

    The polite form is ireng. The dictionary also lists a different word selem meaning to lick.

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