释义 |
ba·li·nese I. \|bälə|nēz, |ba-, -lē, -nēs\ noun (plural balinese) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Dutch Balinees, adjective & noun, from Bali, island of Indonesia + connective -n- + Dutch -ees -ese 1. a. : a people of chiefly Hindu-Javanese extraction prob. with Papuan and Polynesian admixture inhabiting the island of Bali b. : a member of such people 2. : the Malayo-Javanese language of the Balinese people II. adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Dutch Balinees : of or relating to the island of Bali or its inhabitants or their language or culture III. noun Usage: usually capitalized : a domestic cat of a breed that originated as a spontaneous mutation of the Siamese and is identical to it in type and in coat color and eye color but has a long silky coat and plumelike tail |