balas

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English bales, balais, from Old French balais, from Arabic بَلَخْش (balaḵš), from Persian بلخش (balaxš), a form of بدخش (badaxš, “balas”), related to بدخشان (badaxšân, “Badakhshan”), the region where they are found.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

balas (plural balases)

  1. (archaic, now chiefly attributive) A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby.

Alternative forms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

rose-coloured spinel — see balas-ruby

Anagrams[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ba‧las
  • IPA(key): /baˈlas/, [bʌˈl̪as̪]

Noun[edit]

balas

  1. sand

Galician[edit]

Noun[edit]

balas

  1. plural of bala

Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English balance.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bá.làs/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [bə́.làs]

Noun[edit]

balàs m

  1. (financial) balance
  2. payment due for work done

Higaonon[edit]

Noun[edit]

balas

  1. sand

Hiligaynon[edit]

Noun[edit]

balás

  1. sand

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Malay balas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baləs (“to answer, retaliate; reciprocate good or evil”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈba.las]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧las

Noun[edit]

balas (first-person possessive balasku, second-person possessive balasmu, third-person possessive balasnya)

  1. answer.
    Synonym: jawaban
  2. response.
    Synonyms: tanggapan, respon
  3. (uncommon) punishment.
    Synonyms: ganjaran, hukuman
Derived terms[edit]

Compounds[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Dutch ballast, from Middle Dutch ballast.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈba.las]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧las

Noun[edit]

balas (first-person possessive balasku, second-person possessive balasmu, third-person possessive balasnya)

  1. ballast,
    1. (nautical) heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
      Synonyms: tolak bahara, pengimbang kapal, pemberat
    2. Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete.
  2. (figurative) baggage, something that hampers functioning.
Alternative forms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Kapampangan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *badas (“grit, coarse sand, gravel”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bəˈlas/, [bəˈläs]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧las

Noun[edit]

balas

  1. sand

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

bālās

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of bālō

Lithuanian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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balas m (feminine balà) stress pattern 4

  1. Alternative form of báltas (“white”)

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *baləs (“to answer, retaliate; reciprocate good or evil”). Cognate with Malagasy valy and Javanese wales.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /balas/
  • Rhymes: -alas, -las, -as
  • Audio (MY)(file)
  • Rhymes: -is

Verb[edit]

balas (Jawi spelling بالس)

  1. to reply; to respond; to answer
    Synonyms: jawab, sahut
    Antonyms: pulau, tanya, soal
    Anton membalas pertanyaan itu dengan perasaan penuh yakin.
    Anton answered the question with full confindence.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Indonesian: balas

Further reading[edit]

  • “balas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*bales₁”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Masbatenyo[edit]

Noun[edit]

balas

  1. bush

Occitan[edit]

Noun[edit]

balas

  1. plural of bala

Old Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish bala (plural balas).[1] First attested in 1461–1467.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

balas m animacy unattested

  1. (architecture) baluster
    • 1461–1467, Sermones. Rękopiśmienne ekscerpty pochodzące z rkpsu Archiwum i Biblioteki Krakowskiej Kapituły Katedralnej o sygn. 230 (dawna sygn. 1421/108 Mns) z roku 1461-1467, page 415v:
      Ustawal ballaszami malovanimy, toczonimy sculpsit variis celaturis et torno (parietes templi... sculpsit variis caelaturis et torno III Reg 6, 29, 1471 MPKJ V 43: drangy torno)
      [Ustawiał balasami malowanymi, toczonymi sculpsit variis celaturis et torno (parietes templi... sculpsit variis caelaturis et torno III Reg 6, 29, 1471 MPKJ V 43: drągi torno)]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “balas”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish balas, from Spanish bala (plural balas).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

balas m inan (diminutive balasek or balaska or balasik)

  1. (architecture) baluster
    Synonym: tralka

Noun[edit]

balas m inan (diminutive balasek)

  1. (colloquial) chocolate hot dog (long piece of fecal matter)

Declension[edit]

Declension of balas
singular plural
nominative balas balasy
genitive balasa balasów
dative balasowi balasom
accusative balas balasy
instrumental balasem balasami
locative balasie balasach
vocative balasie balasy

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “balas”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

balas f

  1. plural of bala

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

balas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of balar
  2. second-person singular present subjunctive of balir

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbalas/ [ˈba.las]
  • Rhymes: -alas
  • Syllabification: ba‧las

Noun[edit]

balas

  1. plural of bala

Verb[edit]

balas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of balar

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *badas (“grit, coarse sand, gravel”). Compare Kapampangan balas, Hanunoo baras, Aklanon baeas, and Cebuano balas.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /baˈlas/, [bɐˈlas]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧las

Noun[edit]

balás (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜐ᜔)

  1. coarse granulated sugar; crystallized syrup
  2. coarse grains of starch
  3. northwind
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbalas/, [ˈba.lɐs]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧las

Noun[edit]

balas (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜐ᜔)

  1. poles used as prop to roofs to prevent a house from falling
    Synonyms: suhay, puntal, tukod

Further reading[edit]

  • “balas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

West Makian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay balas.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

balas

  1. (intransitive) to avenge, to pay back

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of balas (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tabalas mabalas abalas
2nd person nabalas fabalas
3rd person inanimate ibalas dabalas
animate
imperative nabalas, balas fabalas, balas

References[edit]

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[1], Pacific linguistics
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