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walaka

[wa-la-ka]

noun

LanguageBalinese (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. non-priest, layperson
  2. A person who is not a member of the clergy or priesthood.
Examples

Dane dados walaka saking dumun.

He has been a layperson since the beginning.

Pronunciationwa-la-ka

Part of speechnoun

Registerneutral

Usage noteUsed to distinguish someone from a priest.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.