बालक

See also: बेलुका, बोलके, and बल्कि

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बालक (bālaka).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɑː.lək/, [bäː.lɐk]

Noun

बालक • (bālak) m (female equivalent बालिका, Urdu spelling بالک)

child, boy, lad
infant, youngling

Declension

Declension of *बालक* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	बालक bālak	बालक bālak
oblique	बालक bālak	बालकों bālakõ
vocative	बालक bālak	बालको bālako

Synonyms

(boy): बच्चा (baccā), लड़का (laṛkā)
(baby): शिशु (śiśu)

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “बालक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3468
Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “बालक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 518
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बालक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 727
Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बालक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 455.

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बालक (bālaka).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ba.lək/

Noun

बालक • (bālak) n

child

Declension

Declension of *बालक* (neut cons-stem)
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	बालक bālak	बालके, बालकं bālake, bālakṁ
oblique सामान्यरूप	बालका-³ bālkā-³	बालकां-³ bālkā̃-³
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	बालकाला, बालकास¹, बालकाते² bālkālā, bālkās¹, bālkāte²	बालकांना, बालकांस¹, बालकांते² bālkā̃nā, bālkā̃sa¹, bālkā̃te²
ergative	बालकाने, बालकानं bālkāne, bālkāna	बालकांनी bālkā̃nī
instrumental	बालकाशी bālkāśī	बालकांशी bālkā̃śī
locative सप्तमी	बालकात bālkāt	बालकांत bālkā̃ta
vocative संबोधन	बालका bālkā	बालकांनो bālkā̃no

¹Formal, or for the addressee in the beginning of a letter, or in Nagpuri dialect.
²Archaic.
³The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition.

Genitive declension of *बालक* (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	बालकाचा bālkāċā	बालकाचे bālkāċe	बालकाची bālkācī	बालकाच्या bālkācā	बालकाचे, बालकाचं bālkāċe, bālkāċa	बालकाची bālkācī	बालकाच्या¹ bālkācā¹
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	बालकांचा bālkā̃ċā	बालकांचे bālkā̃ċe	बालकांची bālkā̃cī	बालकांच्या bālkā̃cā	बालकांचे, बालकांचं bālkā̃ċe, bālkā̃ċa	बालकांची bālkā̃cī	बालकांच्या¹ bālkā̃cā¹

¹For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Noun

बालक • (bālak) m

boy

Declension

Declension of *बालक* (masc cons-stem)
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	बालक bālak	बालक bālak
oblique सामान्यरूप	बालका-³ bālkā-³	बालकां-³ bālkā̃-³
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	बालकाला, बालकास¹, बालकाते² bālkālā, bālkās¹, bālkāte²	बालकांना, बालकांस¹, बालकांते² bālkā̃nā, bālkā̃sa¹, bālkā̃te²
ergative	बालकाने, बालकानं bālkāne, bālkāna	बालकांनी bālkā̃nī
instrumental	बालकाशी bālkāśī	बालकांशी bālkā̃śī
locative सप्तमी	बालकात bālkāt	बालकांत bālkā̃ta
vocative संबोधन	बालका bālkā	बालकांनो bālkā̃no

¹Formal, or for the addressee in the beginning of a letter, or in Nagpuri dialect.
²Archaic.
³The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition.

Genitive declension of *बालक* (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	बालकाचा bālkāċā	बालकाचे bālkāċe	बालकाची bālkācī	बालकाच्या bālkācā	बालकाचे, बालकाचं bālkāċe, bālkāċa	बालकाची bālkācī	बालकाच्या¹ bālkācā¹
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	बालकांचा bālkā̃ċā	बालकांचे bālkā̃ċe	बालकांची bālkā̃cī	बालकांच्या bālkā̃cā	बालकांचे, बालकांचं bālkā̃ċe, bālkā̃ċa	बालकांची bālkā̃cī	बालकांच्या¹ bālkā̃cā¹

¹For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “बालक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “बालक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “बालक”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

bālaka (Latin script)
𑀩𑀸𑀮𑀓 (Brahmi script)
বালক (Bengali script)
බාලක (Sinhalese script)
ဗာလက or ၿႃလၵ (Burmese script)
พาลก or พาละกะ (Thai script)
ᨻᩣᩃᨠ (Tai Tham script)
ພາລກ or ພາລະກະ (Lao script)
ពាលក (Khmer script)
𑄝𑄂𑄣𑄇 (Chakma script)

Noun

बालक m

Devanagari script form of bālaka

Declension

Declension table of "बालक" (masculine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	बालको (bālako)	बालका (bālakā)
Accusative (second)	बालकं (bālakaṃ)	बालके (bālake)
Instrumental (third)	बालकेन (bālakena)	बालकेहि (bālakehi) or बालकेभि (bālakebhi)
Dative (fourth)	बालकस्स (bālakassa) or बालकाय (bālakāya) or बालकत्थं (bālakatthaṃ)	बालकानं (bālakānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	बालकस्मा (bālakasmā) or बालकम्हा (bālakamhā) or बालका (bālakā)	बालकेहि (bālakehi) or बालकेभि (bālakebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	बालकस्स (bālakassa)	बालकानं (bālakānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	बालकस्मिं (bālakasmiṃ) or बालकम्हि (bālakamhi) or बालके (bālake)	बालकेसु (bālakesu)
Vocative (calling)	बालक (bālaka)	बालका (bālakā)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

বালক (Assamese script)
ᬩᬵᬮᬓ (Balinese script)
বালক (Bengali script)
𑰤𑰯𑰩𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀩𑀸𑀮𑀓 (Brahmi script)
ဗာလက (Burmese script)
બાલક (Gujarati script)
ਬਾਲਕ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌕 (Grantha script)
ꦧꦴꦭꦏ (Javanese script)
𑂥𑂰𑂪𑂍 (Kaithi script)
ಬಾಲಕ (Kannada script)
ពាលក (Khmer script)
ພາລກ (Lao script)
ബാലക (Malayalam script)
ᠪᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘤𑘰𑘩𑘎 (Modi script)
ᠪᠠᢗᠯᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧄𑧑𑧉𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
𑐧𑐵𑐮𑐎 (Newa script)
ବାଲକ (Odia script)
ꢨꢵꢭꢒ (Saurashtra script)
𑆧𑆳𑆬𑆑 (Sharada script)
𑖤𑖯𑖩𑖎 (Siddham script)
බාලක (Sinhalese script)
𑩲𑩛𑩽𑩜 (Soyombo script)
𑚠𑚭𑚥𑚊 (Takri script)
ப³ாலக (Tamil script)
బాలక (Telugu script)
พาลก (Thai script)
བཱ་ལ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
𑒥𑒰𑒪𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
𑨠𑨊𑨬𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From बाल (bāla) +‎ -क (-ka, diminutive suffix).

Noun

बालक • (bālaka) stem, m

child, boy, youth
(law) minor
the young of an animal
a young elephant aged five years old
fool, simpleton
a kind of fish

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of बालक
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	बालकः (bālakaḥ)	बालकौ (bālakau) बालका¹ (bālakā¹)	बालकाः (bālakāḥ) बालकासः¹ (bālakāsaḥ¹)
accusative	बालकम् (bālakam)	बालकौ (bālakau) बालका¹ (bālakā¹)	बालकान् (bālakān)
instrumental	बालकेन (bālakena)	बालकाभ्याम् (bālakābhyām)	बालकैः (bālakaiḥ) बालकेभिः¹ (bālakebhiḥ¹)
dative	बालकाय (bālakāya)	बालकाभ्याम् (bālakābhyām)	बालकेभ्यः (bālakebhyaḥ)
ablative	बालकात् (bālakāt)	बालकाभ्याम् (bālakābhyām)	बालकेभ्यः (bālakebhyaḥ)
genitive	बालकस्य (bālakasya)	बालकयोः (bālakayoḥ)	बालकानाम् (bālakānām)
locative	बालके (bālake)	बालकयोः (bālakayoḥ)	बालकेषु (bālakeṣu)
vocative	बालक (bālaka)	बालकौ (bālakau) बालका¹ (bālakā¹)	बालकाः (bālakāḥ) बालकासः¹ (bālakāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀩𑀸𑀮𑀅 (bālaa)
Paisaci Prakrit: 𑀧𑀸𑀴𑀓 (pāḷaka)
Pali: bālaka
→ Bengali: বালক (balok)
→ Gujarati: બાળક (bāḷka)
→ Hindi: बालक (bālak)
→ Marathi: बालक (bālak)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਬਾਲਕ (bālak)

Shahmukhi script: بالَک (bālak)
→ Tamil: பாலகன் (pālakaṉ)
⇒ Telugu: బాలకుండు (bālakuṇḍu), బాలకుడు (bālakuḍu)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “बालक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0729.