balansang
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Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish balancín. Doublet of balansin.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /balanˈsaŋ/ [bɐ.lɐn̪ˈsaŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: ba‧lan‧sang
Noun
[edit]balansáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜈ᜔ᜐᜅ᜔)
- balancing pole (held by a tightrope walker)
- swing-bar of an animal-drawn vehicle
- Synonym: baras
- disarrangement; muddle; disorder (especially in loading vehicles or vessels, causing imbalance)
- Synonym: pagkakabalansang
- confusion; upset
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “balansang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018