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Bala

Bala

See also: bala, bála, balá, balâ, bāla, bală, bala', and bālā

Javanese

Noun

Bala

  1. name of the twenty fifth week in Javanese calendar

bala

bala

See also: bală, bála, bała, balâ, bāla, bālā, and bala'

Asturian

Noun

bala f (plural bales)

  1. bullet

Catalan

Etymology

From French balle.

Noun

bala f (plural bales)

  1. bullet

Chichewa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɓá.ɽa/

Noun

bála class 5 (plural mabála)

  1. wound, injury
  2. defect, physical problem

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English bar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbá.ɽa/

Noun

bála class 5 (plural mabála)

  1. bar (establishment where alcoholic beverages can be sold)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɓa.ɽa/

Verb

-bala

  1. to bear, to give forth

Crimean Tatar

Noun

bala

  1. child
  2. foal

Declension

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

Galician

Noun

bala f (plural balas)

  1. bullet

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic بَلَاء (balāʾ, misfortune).

Noun

bala

  1. misfortune

Javanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit बल (bala, power, strength)

Noun

bala

  1. (military) strength
  2. (military) army
  3. supporter [1]

References

  • "bala" in W. J. S. Poerwadarminta, Bausastra Jawa. J. B. Wolters' Uitgevers-Maatschappij N. V. Groningen, Batavia, 1939
  1. "bala" in J. W. M. Bakker & Fr. M. Sunarwidjaja, The Giri Sonta Course for Javanese (Lexicon). Giri Sonta, Ungaran, 1964

Latin

Verb

bālā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of bālō

References


Lithuanian

Etymology

Cognate with Common Slavic *bolto (swamp) and Lithuanian báltas (white).

Noun

balà f stress pattern 2/4

  1. swamp, mire, morass

References

  • bala in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė

Northern Sami

Verb

bala

  1. inflection of ballat:
    1. present indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular imperative
    3. imperative connegative

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

bala n

  1. strength
  2. power
  3. force
  4. army, military force

Synonyms

  • (army): balakāya

Portuguese

Etymology

From French balle, from Middle French balle from Northern Italian balla (ball), from Lombardic *palla, *balla (ball), from Proto-Germanic *ballô (ball), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoln- (bubble), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (to blow, swell, inflate).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈba.lɐ/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧la

Noun

bala f (plural balas)

  1. bullet, projectile (part of the ammunition for firearms)
  2. (Brazil) candy, sweet
  3. (Brazil, slang) ecstasy pill

Synonyms


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Italian ballo, from Old High German balo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bâla/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧la

Noun

bȁla f (Cyrillic spelling ба̏ла)

  1. bale, bundle, pack (bundle of goods)
  2. (regional) ball, sphere
Declension

Etymology 2

Of unknown origin. Possibly a Dalmatian substratum word; compare Romanian bale (slobber, saliva).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bâla/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧la

Noun

bȁla f (Cyrillic spelling ба̏ла)

  1. (usually in the plural) mucus, snivel
  2. (usually in the plural, informal) snot
  3. (usually in the plural) slobber
Declension

References

  • bala” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • bala” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Spanish

Etymology

From French balle.

Noun

bala f (plural balas)

  1. bullet

Verb

bala

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of balar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of balar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of balar.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish bala.

Noun

bala

  1. bullet

Wolof

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbala/

Adverb

bala

  1. before