Benjang
Tomorrow
Usage
Word for tomorrow. The dictionary adds that it can also mean "later, some time", and a vague reply with it can sound like the speaker does not really mean to do the thing.
Grammar Note
In the dictionary level table it sits in the andap column; the other andap form is mani and the kasar form is buin mani.
Mani
Tomorrow (casual)
Usage
Tomorrow in casual talk with friends.
Grammar Note
Andap tomorrow in the dictionary. Use benjang in polite settings. The phrase mani puan means someday.
Dibi
Yesterday
Usage
Word for yesterday or last night.
Grammar Note
Glossed yesterday or last night in the dictionary and listed in the andap column. Ibi is a synonym; the root is di hibi.
Ibi puan
The day before yesterday
Usage
Means two days ago.
Grammar Note
The dictionary lists ibi puan as two days ago. Puan alone can mean either two days ago or the day after tomorrow, so it is not used alone.
Buin telun
In three days
Usage
Means three days from now, handy when giving a plan such as when you will leave.
Grammar Note
The dictionary gives buin mani as tomorrow and buin telun as three days from now. Telun is a time adverb for three days.
Rahina
Day; daytime
Usage
Polite word for day or daytime; it is also the root of rahinan, a holy day.
Grammar Note
Alus mider in the dictionary; the andap word is dina. Used for day in general.
Mangkin rahina napi?
What day is it today?
Usage
Asks the day or the holy day. The answer is usually a Pawukon day name such as Redite or a festival name. The sentence is built from verified words.
Grammar Note
Order is now + day + what. The answer is one of the day names redite to saniscara.
Semeng
Morning
Usage
Word for morning; the same form at every level (Mider).
Grammar Note
Mider in the dictionary. Nyemeng means to have breakfast and semengan means very early morning.
Tengai
Midday
Usage
The time when the sun is high, around noon.
Grammar Note
Glossed as when the sun is high, about noon or late morning. Tengai tepet is exactly noon.
Sanja
Late afternoon / evening
Usage
The late afternoon from about four o clock until just before sunset.
Grammar Note
Andap in the dictionary; the polite word is sande.
Wengi
Night
Usage
The polite word for night.
Grammar Note
In the level table wengi is alus mider and the andap word is peteng. Tonight is wengine.
Wengine
Tonight
Usage
Used when talking about plans for tonight.
Grammar Note
Listed under wengi in the dictionary as tonight. The ending -ne marks a specific one.
Tengah wengi
Midnight
Usage
Midnight. Built from verified words.
Grammar Note
Tengah means halfway or in the middle. The pair has no dictionary entry and only a few examples in the Balinese Wikipedia.
Awai
All day
Usage
All day long, a whole day.
Grammar Note
Andap in the dictionary; the kasar form is adina. Ngawai means every day.
Sarahina
Every day
Usage
For habits or opening days.
Grammar Note
Listed as a derived form of rahina meaning every day.
Ngasasih
Every month
Usage
For things that repeat every month.
Grammar Note
A derived form of sasih, the month of the Balinese lunar calendar.
Ngatiban
Every year
Usage
For yearly events.
Grammar Note
A derived form of tiban, the andap word for year. The polite word is warsa.
Wawu
Just now
Usage
Word for just now.
Grammar Note
In the level table wawu is alus mider and the andap forms are tuni and mara.
Kantos jam kuda?
Until what time?
Usage
Asks the end time of opening hours or a booking. The sentence is built from verified words.
Grammar Note
Kantos marks time up to a point. Jam kuda is the hour question, using kuda for how many.
Jam kuda ngawit?
What time does it start?
Usage
Asks the start time of a show or ceremony. The sentence is built from verified words.
Grammar Note
Ngawit is glossed begin in the dictionary (root wit).
Jam kuda puput?
What time does it finish?
Usage
Asks when a show or ceremony ends. The sentence is built from verified words.
Grammar Note
Puput is glossed end or finish in the dictionary.
Redite
Sunday
Usage
A day of the seven-day Pawukon week (sapta wara) used in Bali; the same form at every level (Mider). Indonesian day names are also understood in daily talk.
Grammar Note
The sapta wara runs Redite, Soma, Anggara, Buda, Wraspati, Sukra, Saniscara. Festival dates combine this week with other cycles, so they move each year.
Soma
Monday
Usage
A day of the seven-day Pawukon week (sapta wara) used in Bali; the same form at every level (Mider). Indonesian day names are also understood in daily talk.
Grammar Note
The sapta wara runs Redite, Soma, Anggara, Buda, Wraspati, Sukra, Saniscara. Festival dates combine this week with other cycles, so they move each year.
Anggara
Tuesday
Usage
A day of the seven-day Pawukon week (sapta wara) used in Bali; the same form at every level (Mider). Indonesian day names are also understood in daily talk.
Grammar Note
The sapta wara runs Redite, Soma, Anggara, Buda, Wraspati, Sukra, Saniscara. Festival dates combine this week with other cycles, so they move each year.
Buda
Wednesday
Usage
A day of the seven-day Pawukon week (sapta wara) used in Bali; the same form at every level (Mider). Indonesian day names are also understood in daily talk.
Grammar Note
The sapta wara runs Redite, Soma, Anggara, Buda, Wraspati, Sukra, Saniscara. Festival dates combine this week with other cycles, so they move each year.
Wraspati
Thursday
Usage
A day of the seven-day Pawukon week (sapta wara) used in Bali; the same form at every level (Mider). Indonesian day names are also understood in daily talk.
Grammar Note
The sapta wara runs Redite, Soma, Anggara, Buda, Wraspati, Sukra, Saniscara. Festival dates combine this week with other cycles, so they move each year.
Sukra
Friday
Usage
A day of the seven-day Pawukon week (sapta wara) used in Bali; the same form at every level (Mider). Indonesian day names are also understood in daily talk.
Grammar Note
The sapta wara runs Redite, Soma, Anggara, Buda, Wraspati, Sukra, Saniscara. Festival dates combine this week with other cycles, so they move each year.
Saniscara
Saturday
Usage
A day of the seven-day Pawukon week (sapta wara) used in Bali; the same form at every level (Mider). Indonesian day names are also understood in daily talk.
Grammar Note
The sapta wara runs Redite, Soma, Anggara, Buda, Wraspati, Sukra, Saniscara. Festival dates combine this week with other cycles, so they move each year.
Januari
January
Usage
Gregorian month name. Balinese has no separate names for them and uses the same loanword spelling as Indonesian. It is not the lunar sasih of the Balinese calendar.
Grammar Note
This spelling is used widely in dates in the Balinese Wikipedia.
Februari
February
Usage
Gregorian month name. Balinese has no separate names for them and uses the same loanword spelling as Indonesian. It is not the lunar sasih of the Balinese calendar.
Grammar Note
This spelling is used widely in dates in the Balinese Wikipedia.
Maret
March
Usage
Gregorian month name. Balinese has no separate names for them and uses the same loanword spelling as Indonesian. It is not the lunar sasih of the Balinese calendar.
Grammar Note
This spelling is used widely in dates in the Balinese Wikipedia.
April
Usage
Gregorian month name. Balinese has no separate names for them and uses the same loanword spelling as Indonesian. It is not the lunar sasih of the Balinese calendar.
Grammar Note
This spelling is used widely in dates in the Balinese Wikipedia.
Mei
May
Usage
Gregorian month name. Balinese has no separate names for them and uses the same loanword spelling as Indonesian. It is not the lunar sasih of the Balinese calendar.
Grammar Note
This spelling is used widely in dates in the Balinese Wikipedia.
Juni
June
Usage
Gregorian month name. Balinese has no separate names for them and uses the same loanword spelling as Indonesian. It is not the lunar sasih of the Balinese calendar.
Grammar Note
This spelling is used widely in dates in the Balinese Wikipedia.
Juli
July
Usage
Gregorian month name. Balinese has no separate names for them and uses the same loanword spelling as Indonesian. It is not the lunar sasih of the Balinese calendar.
Grammar Note
This spelling is used widely in dates in the Balinese Wikipedia.
Agustus
August
Usage
Gregorian month name. Balinese has no separate names for them and uses the same loanword spelling as Indonesian. It is not the lunar sasih of the Balinese calendar.
Grammar Note
This spelling is used widely in dates in the Balinese Wikipedia.
September
Usage
Gregorian month name. Balinese has no separate names for them and uses the same loanword spelling as Indonesian. It is not the lunar sasih of the Balinese calendar.
Grammar Note
This spelling is used widely in dates in the Balinese Wikipedia.
Oktober
October
Usage
Gregorian month name. Balinese has no separate names for them and uses the same loanword spelling as Indonesian. It is not the lunar sasih of the Balinese calendar.
Grammar Note
This spelling is used widely in dates in the Balinese Wikipedia.
November
Usage
Gregorian month name. Balinese has no separate names for them and uses the same loanword spelling as Indonesian. It is not the lunar sasih of the Balinese calendar.
Grammar Note
This spelling is used widely in dates in the Balinese Wikipedia.
Desember
December
Usage
Gregorian month name. Balinese has no separate names for them and uses the same loanword spelling as Indonesian. It is not the lunar sasih of the Balinese calendar.
Grammar Note
This spelling is used widely in dates in the Balinese Wikipedia.
Sasih
Month (Balinese calendar)
Usage
A lunar month of the Balinese Saka calendar, 30 lunar days, with a full moon (purnama) and a new moon (tilem).
Grammar Note
Mider in the dictionary. The months are named Kasa, Karo, Ketiga, Kapat and so on.
Warsa
Year
Usage
Polite word for year.
Grammar Note
Alus mider in the dictionary; the andap words are tiban and taun.
Purnama
Full moon day
Usage
A special day in Bali when the gods are said to come down and bless; many temple ceremonies fall on it.
Grammar Note
The 15th day of the waxing half of the Saka month. The opposite is tilem, the new moon.
Tilem
New moon day
Usage
The new moon day of the Saka calendar, a ritual day like purnama.
Grammar Note
The dictionary notes it can differ by a day from the astronomical new moon because it is set by formula.
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