balu

See also: bālu, and balu-

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balu/, [ba.lu]

Verb

balu

Usage notes

Linguistically, this verb form can be seen as belonging to the reconstructed citation form edun instead of izan.

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Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balu/

Adjective

balu

1. dead

References

• Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary 2003

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu. Cognate with Tagalog balo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balu/
• Rhymes: -alu, -lu, -u

Noun

balu (Jawi spelling بالو, plural balu-balu, informal 1st possessive baluku, 2nd possessive balumu, 3rd possessive balunya)

1. widow

   Synonyms: janda, randa

2. thunder; the sound heard right after lightning strikes

   Synonym: guruh

Descendants

• Indonesian: balu

See also

• duda
• yatim

Further reading

• “balu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *balu₄

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Middle English

Noun

balu

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of bale (“evil”)

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Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpaluː/

Noun

balu

1. accusative/genitive singular of ballu

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Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• balo

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *balu (“evil”).

Cognate with Old Frisian balu, Old English bealu, Old High German balo, Old Norse bǫl, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (balweins, “torture”), Icelandic böl (“evil, misfortune, disaster”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑlu/

Noun

balu n

1. evil, malice
2. destruction

Declension

Declension of balu (neuter wa-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	balu	balu
accusative	balu	balu
genitive	balwes	balwō
dative	balwe	balwum
instrumental	—	—

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Rohingya

Alternative forms

• 𐴁𐴝𐴓𐴟 (balu) — Hanifi Rohingya script

Noun

balu (Hanifi spelling 𐴁𐴝𐴓𐴟)

1. sand

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Sakizaya

Noun

balu

1. flower

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Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu.

Noun

balu

1. widow

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Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *baluc with irregular loss of *c, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baluj, from Proto-Austronesian *baʀuj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balu/

Noun

balu

1. dove