balam

See also: Appendix:Variations of "balam"

Epigraphic Mayan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɓɑlɑm/, /ɓɑhlɑm/

Noun

balam

1. jaguar, large cat

Related terms

• hix

K'iche'

Alternative forms

• balan

Etymology

Cognate to Yucatec Maya báalam.

Noun

balam

1. (Classical K'iche') jaguar, tiger

Descendants

• K'iche': baläm

Malay

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈbalam/ [ˈba.lam]
• Rhymes: -lam, -am
• Hyphenation: ba‧lam

Noun

balam (Jawi spelling بالم, plural balam-balam or balam²)

1. A species of dove; the spotted dove (Streptopelia chinensis).

   Synonym: tekukur

   Suara burung balam itu sangat merdu.

   The voice of the spotted dove is very melodious.

Adjective

balam (Jawi spelling بالم, comparative lebih balam, superlative paling balam)

1. dim; hazy; vague; indistinct (not clearly visible due to distance, mist, or darkness).

   Synonyms: kabur, samar

   Dalam balam senja, dia kelihatan seperti hantu. ― In the dim twilight, he looked like a ghost.

Derived terms

Affixations

• berbalam-balam (“dim; hazy; vague (appearing repeatedly or continuously)”)
• membalam (“to become dim or indistinct”)

Further reading

• "balam" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Portuguese

Verb

balam

1. third-person plural present indicative of balar
2. inflection of balir:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbalam/ [ˈbaː.lɐm] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -alam
  • IPA^(key): /baˈlam/ [bɐˈlam] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: ba‧lam

Noun

balam (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜋ᜔)

1. delay; retardation

   Synonyms: abala, antala, bimbin, tigil

2. waste of time

Derived terms

• balamin
• bumalam
• kabalaman
• mabalam
• pagkabalam

Adjective

balám (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜋ᜔)

1. delayed; behind schedule

   Synonyms: antala, abala, huli

2. retarded

Further reading

• “balam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• lamba

Turkish

Noun

balam

1. first-person singular possessive of bala

Tzeltal

A jaguar.

Noun

balam

1. jaguar
2. guardian
3. priest or official

Volapük

Etymology

bal +‎ -am

Noun

balam (genitive balama, plural balams)

1. agreement
2. union, unity

Declension

Declension of balam

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	balam	balams
Genitive	balama	balamas
Dative	balame	balames
Accusative	balami	balamis
Predicative1	balamu	balamus
Vocative	o balam	o balams

1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.