balai

See also: bālai, bălai, and bălăi

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧la‧i

Noun

balai

1. the godmother of one's child
2. the mother of one's godchild

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Esperanto

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French balai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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

From Old French balain (“bundle of broom”), from Middle Breton balain, balazn, from Old Breton balan or Gaulish *balano-, from Proto-Celtic *banatlo- (“broom plant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.lɛ/

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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. blade (of windscreen wiper)
7. (slang) year (used in referring to someone’s age)

   Elle a quarante balais ― She’s forty

Derived terms

• manche à balai
• voiture-balai

Further reading

• “balai”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay balai, from Proto-Malayic *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Noun

balai (first-person possessive balaiku, second-person possessive balaimu, third-person possessive balainya)

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

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balai̯/
• Rhymes: -alai̯, -lai̯, -ai̯

Noun

balai (Jawi spelling بلاي, plural balai-balai, informal 1st possessive balaiku, 2nd possessive balaimu, 3rd possessive balainya)

1. hall, large building, or station for public uses
2. (possibly obsolete) house

Synonyms

• (house): rumah

Derived terms

• balai polis
• balai raya

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Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpalaj/

Verb

balai

1. third-person singular past indicative of ballat

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Portuguese

Verb

balai

1. Template:pt-verb-form-of

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧la‧e

Noun

balai

1. co-parent-in-law
2. co-mother-in-law
3. co-father-in-law