bala

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

Asturian

Noun

bala f (plural bales)

  1. bullet

Azerbaijani
Other scripts
Cyrillic бала
Roman bala
Perso-Arabic بالا‎

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāla (“child”), which is etymologically related to baldız (“syster-in-law”)[1]. Cognate with Crimean Tatar bala, Uzbek bola, etc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bɑˈɫɑ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧la

Noun

bala (definite accusative balanı, plural balalar)

  1. child
    Synonym: uşaq
  2. young of an animal

Declension
Declension of bala
singular plural
nominative bala balalar
definite accusative balanı balaları
dative balaya balalara
locative balada balalarda
ablative baladan balalardan
definite genitive balanın balaların
Possessive forms of bala
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balam balalarım
sənin (“your”) balan balaların
onun (“his/her/its”) balası balaları
bizim (“our”) balamız balalarımız
sizin (“your”) balanız balalarınız
onların (“their”) balası or balaları balaları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balamı balalarımı
sənin (“your”) balanı balalarını
onun (“his/her/its”) balasını balalarını
bizim (“our”) balamızı balalarımızı
sizin (“your”) balanızı balalarınızı
onların (“their”) balasını or balalarını balalarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balama balalarıma
sənin (“your”) balana balalarına
onun (“his/her/its”) balasına balalarına
bizim (“our”) balamıza balalarımıza
sizin (“your”) balanıza balalarınıza
onların (“their”) balasına or balalarına balalarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balamda balalarımda
sənin (“your”) balanda balalarında
onun (“his/her/its”) balasında balalarında
bizim (“our”) balamızda balalarımızda
sizin (“your”) balanızda balalarınızda
onların (“their”) balasında or balalarında balalarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balamdan balalarımdan
sənin (“your”) balandan balalarından
onun (“his/her/its”) balasından balalarından
bizim (“our”) balamızdan balalarımızdan
sizin (“your”) balanızdan balalarınızdan
onların (“their”) balasından or balalarından balalarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balamın balalarımın
sənin (“your”) balanın balalarının
onun (“his/her/its”) balasının balalarının
bizim (“our”) balamızın balalarımızın
sizin (“your”) balanızın balalarınızın
onların (“their”) balasının or balalarının balalarının

Derived terms

References
  1. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*bāla-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

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 class 6)

  1. wound, injury
  2. defect, physical problem

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbá.ɽa/

Noun

bála class 5 (plural mabála class 6)

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

Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *-bíada.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɓa.ɽa/

Verb

-bala (infinitive kubala)

  1. to bear, give forth
Derived terms
  • Verbal derivations:
    • Passive: -badwa (“be born”)

Crimean Tatar

Noun

bala

  1. child
  2. foal

Declension
Declension of bala
nominative bala
genitive balanıñ
dative balağa
accusative balanı
locative balada
ablative baladan

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

Galician

Noun

bala f (plural balas)

  1. bullet

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay bala, from Sanskrit बल (bala).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ba.la/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧la

Noun

bala

  1. force, army

Derived terms
  • bala bantuan
  • bala keselamatan
  • bala seribu
  • bala tentara
  • berbala-bala

Etymology 2

From Malay bala, from Arabic بَلَاء‎ (balāʾ, “misfortune”).

Noun

bala (plural bala-bala, first-person possessive balaku, second-person possessive balamu, third-person possessive balanya)

  1. misfortune

Further reading

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

Limos Kalinga

Noun

bala

  1. hot coals

Lithuanian

Etymology

From bãlas (“white”) +‎ -a. Cognate with Lithuanian bala (“loamy valley without trees, swamp, depression”), Proto-Slavic *bělь.

Noun

balà f stress pattern 2/4

  1. swamp, mire, morass

References
  • Derksen, Rick (2015), “bala”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 77
  • “bala” in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė

Middle English

Noun

bala

  1. Alternative form of bale (“bale”)

Northern Sami

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpala/

Verb

bala

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

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀩𑀮 (Brahmi script)
  • बल (Devanagari script)
  • বল (Bengali script)
  • බල (Sinhalese script)
  • ဗလ (Burmese script)
  • พล (Thai script)
  • ᨻᩃ (Tai Tham script)
  • ពល (Khmer script)

Noun

bala n

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

Synonyms
  • (army): balakāya

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bala, from Proto-Bantu *-bàda.

Verb

-bala

  1. to count

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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 *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
Declension of bala
singular plural
nominative bȁla bale
genitive bale bȃlā
dative bali balama
accusative balu bale
vocative balo bale
locative bali balama
instrumental balom balama

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
Declension of bala
singular plural
nominative bala bale
genitive bale bala
dative bali balama
accusative balu bale
vocative balo bale
locative bali balama
instrumental balom balama

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 (tú) 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.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bala, from Proto-Bantu *-bàda.

Verb

-bala

  1. to count

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bala.

Noun

bala

  1. bullet

Tatar

Noun

bala

  1. young animal,nestling
  2. child

Uyghur

Romanization

bala

  1. Latin (ULY) transcription of بالا‎ (bala)
  2. Latin (UYY) transcription of بالا‎ (bala)

Wolof

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbala/

Adverb

bala

  1. before

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bala, from Proto-Bantu *-bàda.

Verb

-bala

  1. to count

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bala, from Proto-Bantu *-bàda.

Verb

-bala

  1. to count
  2. to calculate

Inflection
Tone L
Infinitive ukubala
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukubala ukungabali
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular bala -bale
Plural balani -baleni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyabala, ngibala engibalayo, engibala ngibala angibali engingabali ngingabali
2nd singular uyabala, ubala obalayo, obala ubala awubali ongabali ungabali
1st plural siyabala, sibala esibalayo, esibala sibala asibali esingabali singabali
2nd plural niyabala, nibala enibalayo, enibala nibala anibali eningabali ningabali
Class 1 uyabala, ubala obalayo, obala ebala akabali ongabali engabali
Class 2 bayabala, babala ababalayo, ababala bebala ababali abangabali bengabali
Class 3 uyabala, ubala obalayo, obala ubala awubali ongabali ungabali
Class 4 iyabala, ibala ebalayo, ebala ibala ayibali engabali ingabali
Class 5 liyabala, libala elibalayo, elibala libala alibali elingabali lingabali
Class 6 ayabala, abala abalayo, abala ebala awabali angabali engabali
Class 7 siyabala, sibala esibalayo, esibala sibala asibali esingabali singabali
Class 8 ziyabala, zibala ezibalayo, ezibala zibala azibali ezingabali zingabali
Class 9 iyabala, ibala ebalayo, ebala ibala ayibali engabali ingabali
Class 10 ziyabala, zibala ezibalayo, ezibala zibala azibali ezingabali zingabali
Class 11 luyabala, lubala olubalayo, olubala lubala alubali olungabali lungabali
Class 14 buyabala, bubala obubalayo, obubala bubala abubali obungabali bungabali
Class 15 kuyabala, kubala okubalayo, okubala kubala akubali okungabali kungabali
Class 17 kuyabala, kubala okubalayo, okubala kubala akubali okungabali kungabali
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngibalile, ngibalē engibalile, engibalē ngibalile, ngibalē angibalanga engingabalanga ngingabalanga
2nd singular ubalile, ubalē obalile, obalē ubalile, ubalē awubalanga ongabalanga ungabalanga
1st plural sibalile, sibalē esibalile, esibalē sibalile, sibalē asibalanga esingabalanga singabalanga
2nd plural nibalile, nibalē enibalile, enibalē nibalile, nibalē anibalanga eningabalanga ningabalanga
Class 1 ubalile, ubalē obalile, obalē ebalile, ebalē akabalanga ongabalanga engabalanga
Class 2 babalile, babalē ababalile, ababalē bebalile, bebalē ababalanga abangabalanga bengabalanga
Class 3 ubalile, ubalē obalile, obalē ubalile, ubalē awubalanga ongabalanga ungabalanga
Class 4 ibalile, ibalē ebalile, ebalē ibalile, ibalē ayibalanga engabalanga ingabalanga
Class 5 libalile, libalē elibalile, elibalē libalile, libalē alibalanga elingabalanga lingabalanga
Class 6 abalile, abalē abalile, abalē ebalile, ebalē awabalanga angabalanga engabalanga
Class 7 sibalile, sibalē esibalile, esibalē sibalile, sibalē asibalanga esingabalanga singabalanga
Class 8 zibalile, zibalē ezibalile, ezibalē zibalile, zibalē azibalanga ezingabalanga zingabalanga
Class 9 ibalile, ibalē ebalile, ebalē ibalile, ibalē ayibalanga engabalanga ingabalanga
Class 10 zibalile, zibalē ezibalile, ezibalē zibalile, zibalē azibalanga ezingabalanga zingabalanga
Class 11 lubalile, lubalē olubalile, olubalē lubalile, lubalē alubalanga olungabalanga lungabalanga
Class 14 bubalile, bubalē obubalile, obubalē bubalile, bubalē abubalanga obungabalanga bungabalanga
Class 15 kubalile, kubalē okubalile, okubalē kubalile, kubalē akubalanga okungabalanga kungabalanga
Class 17 kubalile, kubalē okubalile, okubalē kubalile, kubalē akubalanga okungabalanga kungabalanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngābala engābala ngābala angibalanga engingabalanga ngingabalanga
2nd singular wābala owābala wābala awubalanga ongabalanga ungabalanga
1st plural sābala esābala sābala asibalanga esingabalanga singabalanga
2nd plural nābala enābala nābala anibalanga eningabalanga ningabalanga
Class 1 wābala owābala ābala akabalanga ongabalanga engabalanga
Class 2 bābala abābala bābala ababalanga abangabalanga bengabalanga
Class 3 wābala owābala wābala awubalanga ongabalanga ungabalanga
Class 4 yābala eyābala yābala ayibalanga engabalanga ingabalanga
Class 5 lābala elābala lābala alibalanga elingabalanga lingabalanga
Class 6 ābala ābala ābala awabalanga angabalanga engabalanga
Class 7 sābala esābala sābala asibalanga esingabalanga singabalanga
Class 8 zābala ezābala zābala azibalanga ezingabalanga zingabalanga
Class 9 yābala eyābala yābala ayibalanga engabalanga ingabalanga
Class 10 zābala ezābala zābala azibalanga ezingabalanga zingabalanga
Class 11 lwābala olwābala lwābala alubalanga olungabalanga lungabalanga
Class 14 bābala obābala bābala abubalanga obungabalanga bungabalanga
Class 15 kwābala okwābala kwābala akubalanga okungabalanga kungabalanga
Class 17 kwābala okwābala kwābala akubalanga okungabalanga kungabalanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingabala — ngingabala ngingebale — ngingebale
2nd singular ungabala — ungabala ungebale — ungebale
1st plural singabala — singabala singebale — singebale
2nd plural ningabala — ningabala ningebale — ningebale
Class 1 angabala — engabala angebale — engebale
Class 2 bangabala — bengabala bangebale — bengebale
Class 3 ungabala — ungabala ungebale — ungebale
Class 4 ingabala — ingabala ingebale — ingebale
Class 5 lingabala — lingabala lingebale — lingebale
Class 6 angabala — engabala angebale — engebale
Class 7 singabala — singabala singebale — singebale
Class 8 zingabala — zingabala zingebale — zingebale
Class 9 ingabala — ingabala ingebale — ingebale
Class 10 zingabala — zingabala zingebale — zingebale
Class 11 lungabala — lungabala lungebale — lungebale
Class 14 bungabala — bungabala bungebale — bungebale
Class 15 kungabala — kungabala kungebale — kungebale
Class 17 kungabala — kungabala kungebale — kungebale
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizobala engizobala ngizobala angizubala engingezubala ngingezubala
2nd singular uzobala ozobala uzobala awuzubala ongezubala ungezubala
1st plural sizobala esizobala sizobala asizubala esingezubala singezubala
2nd plural nizobala enizobala nizobala anizubala eningezubala ningezubala
Class 1 uzobala ozobala ezobala akazubala ongezubala engezubala
Class 2 bazobala abazobala bezobala abazubala abangezubala bengezubala
Class 3 uzobala ozobala uzobala awuzubala ongezubala ungezubala
Class 4 izobala ezobala izobala ayizubala engezubala ingezubala
Class 5 lizobala elizobala lizobala alizubala elingezubala lingezubala
Class 6 azobala azobala ezobala awazubala angezubala engezubala
Class 7 sizobala esizobala sizobala asizubala esingezubala singezubala
Class 8 zizobala ezizobala zizobala azizubala ezingezubala zingezubala
Class 9 izobala ezobala izobala ayizubala engezubala ingezubala
Class 10 zizobala ezizobala zizobala azizubala ezingezubala zingezubala
Class 11 luzobala oluzobala luzobala aluzubala olungezubala lungezubala
Class 14 buzobala obuzobala buzobala abuzubala obungezubala bungezubala
Class 15 kuzobala okuzobala kuzobala akuzubala okungezubala kungezubala
Class 17 kuzobala okuzobala kuzobala akuzubala okungezubala kungezubala
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyobala engiyobala ngiyobala angiyubala engingeyubala ngingeyubala
2nd singular uyobala oyobala uyobala awuyubala ongeyubala ungeyubala
1st plural siyobala esiyobala siyobala asiyubala esingeyubala singeyubala
2nd plural niyobala eniyobala niyobala aniyubala eningeyubala ningeyubala
Class 1 uyobala oyobala eyobala akayubala ongeyubala engeyubala
Class 2 bayobala abayobala beyobala abayubala abangeyubala bengeyubala
Class 3 uyobala oyobala uyobala awuyubala ongeyubala ungeyubala
Class 4 iyobala eyobala iyobala ayiyubala engeyubala ingeyubala
Class 5 liyobala eliyobala liyobala aliyubala elingeyubala lingeyubala
Class 6 ayobala ayobala eyobala awayubala angeyubala engeyubala
Class 7 siyobala esiyobala siyobala asiyubala esingeyubala singeyubala
Class 8 ziyobala eziyobala ziyobala aziyubala ezingeyubala zingeyubala
Class 9 iyobala eyobala iyobala ayiyubala engeyubala ingeyubala
Class 10 ziyobala eziyobala ziyobala aziyubala ezingeyubala zingeyubala
Class 11 luyobala oluyobala luyobala aluyubala olungeyubala lungeyubala
Class 14 buyobala obuyobala buyobala abuyubala obungeyubala bungeyubala
Class 15 kuyobala okuyobala kuyobala akuyubala okungeyubala kungeyubala
Class 17 kuyobala okuyobala kuyobala akuyubala okungeyubala kungeyubala
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngibale ngingabali
2nd singular ubale ungabali
1st plural sibale singabali
2nd plural nibale ningabali
Class 1 abale angabali
Class 2 babale bangabali
Class 3 ubale ungabali
Class 4 ibale ingabali
Class 5 libale lingabali
Class 6 abale angabali
Class 7 sibale singabali
Class 8 zibale zingabali
Class 9 ibale ingabali
Class 10 zibale zingabali
Class 11 lubale lungabali
Class 14 bubale bungabali
Class 15 kubale kungabali
Class 17 kubale kungabali
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngabala ngangabala, angabala, angangabala
2nd singular wabala wangabala, awabala, awangabala
1st plural sabala sangabala, asabala, asangabala
2nd plural nabala nangabala, anabala, anangabala
Class 1 wabala wangabala, akabala, akangabala
Class 2 babala bangabala, ababala, abangabala
Class 3 wabala wangabala, awabala, awangabala
Class 4 yabala yangabala, ayabala, ayangabala
Class 5 labala langabala, alabala, alangabala
Class 6 abala angabala, awabala, awangabala
Class 7 sabala sangabala, asabala, asangabala
Class 8 zabala zangabala, azabala, azangabala
Class 9 yabala yangabala, ayabala, ayangabala
Class 10 zabala zangabala, azabala, azangabala
Class 11 lwabala lwangabala, alwabala, alwangabala
Class 14 babala bangabala, ababala, abangabala
Class 15 kwabala kwangabala, akwabala, akwangabala
Class 17 kwabala kwangabala, akwabala, akwangabala

Derived terms

References
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