Bashkir

Бал [1].

Бал [2].

Noun

бал • ‎(bal)

1. honey

   Сәскә балы.‎

   Säskä balï.

   Flower honey.

   Йүкә балы тәмле, хуш еҫле, ҙур дауалау көсөнә эйә.‎

   Yükä balï tämle, xuš yeθle, ður dawalaw kösönä eyä.

   Linden honey is palatable, has a pleasant smell (and) great medicinal properties.

2. mead; alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water

Declension

Kazakh

Noun

бал • ‎(bal)

1. honey

Kyrgyz

Noun

бал • ‎(bal)

1. honey

Mongolian

Noun

бал • ‎(bal) ‎(Mongolian spelling ᠪᠠᠯ)

1. honey

Ossetian

Alternative forms

• бали ‎(bali) (Digor)

Etymology

From Georgian ბალი ‎(bali).

Noun

бал • ‎(bal)

1. (Iron dialect) cherry

References

• Kasajev A. M., editor (1993), “бал”, in Iron-wyryssag ʒyrdwat [Iron–Russian Dictionary], 4th edition, Vladikavkaz: North-Ossetian Institute of Humanitarian Studies
• Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995), “bal”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ osetinskovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow, Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences

Russian

Etymology

First attested in 1705. Borrowing from French bal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bal]

Noun

бал • ‎(bal) m inan ‎(genitive ба́ла, nominative plural балы́, genitive plural бало́в)

1. ball, dance

Declension

Derived terms

• ба́льный ‎(bálʹnyj)

Tatar

Noun

бал • ‎(bal)

1. honey