Balaka

See also: bālaka, bālāka, and bālākā

Translingual

Balaka longirostris

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from either Samoan or Fijian, prominent languages of the islands where these trees are found. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Balaka f

1. A taxonomic genus within the subtribe Ptychospermatinae – balaka palm trees.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Arecales - order; Arecaceae - family; Arecoideae - subfamily; Areceae - tribe; Ptychospermatinae - subtribe

See also

• Balaka (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Balaka on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Balaka on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɓaˈɽá.ka/

Proper noun

Baláka

1. Balaka (a town in Malawi)