bălăi

See also: balai, bālai, and bălai

Romanian

Etymology

Probably imitative in origin. Compare Serbo-Croatian blejati, German bellen, Latin bālāre (whence Spanish balar). The Romanian word was thought by some to be linked to or derived from the Latin one.[1]

Verb

a bălăi (third-person singular present bălăiește, past participle bălăit) 4th conj.

  1. (uncommon) to baa, bleat, blat

Conjugation

Synonyms

References

  1. bălăi in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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