balai

Esperanto

Etymology

From French balai.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbalai/

Verb

balai (present balaas, past balais, future balaos, conditional balaus, volitive balau)

1. to sweep

Conjugation

Conjugation of balai present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense balaas balais balaos active participle balaanta balaantaj balainta balaintaj balaonta balaontaj acc. balaantan balaantajn balaintan balaintajn balaontan balaontajn passive participle balaata balaataj balaita balaitaj balaota balaotaj acc. balaatan balaatajn balaitan balaitajn balaotan balaotajn nominal active participle balaanto balaantoj balainto balaintoj balaonto balaontoj acc. balaanton balaantojn balainton balaintojn balaonton balaontojn nominal passive participle balaato balaatoj balaito balaitoj balaoto balaotoj acc. balaaton balaatojn balaiton balaitojn balaoton balaotojn adverbial active participle balaante balainte balaonte adverbial passive participle balaate balaite balaote infinitive balai imperative balau conditional balaus

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French

Etymology

Old French balain (“bundle of broom”), from Old Breton balan or Gaulish *balano-.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ba.lɛ/, SAMPA: /ba.lE/

Noun

balai m. (plural balais)

1. broom
2. broomstick flown by witches
3. (colloquial) the last bus or train (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

Derived terms

• manche à balai
• voiture-balai

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, compare Fijian vale.

Noun

balai

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

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Malay

Noun

balai

1. a hall, large building, or station

Derived terms

• balai polis
• balai raya