balai

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Contents 1 Esperanto 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 3 Indonesian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Malay 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Derived terms

[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Etymology

From French balai.

[edit] Verb

balai (past tense balais, present tense balaas, future tense balaos, conditional mood balaus, jussive mood balau)

1. to sweep

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Breton balan.

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ba.lɛ/, SAMPA: /ba.lE/

[edit] Noun

balai m. (plural balais)

1. broom
2. broomstick flown by witches
3. (colloquial) the last train/bus/Tube (British) or subway (US) (at night)
4. tail (of a bird of prey)
5. brush (electrical contact)
6. (slang) year (used in referring to someone’s age)

   Elle a quarante balais — She’s forty

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[edit] Indonesian

[edit] Etymology

rom Proto-Oceanic, compare Fijian vale.

[edit] Noun

balai

1. a public hall or building
2. an office or bureau
3. a house of parliament

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[edit] Malay

[edit] Noun

balai

1. a hall, large building, or station

[edit] Derived terms

• balai polis
• balai raya