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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English bales, balais, from Old French balais, from Arabic بَلَخْش (balaḵš), from Persian بلخش (balaxš), a form of بدخش (badaxš, “balas”), related to بدخشان (badaxšân, “Badakhshan”), the region where they are found.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
balas (plural balases)
- (archaic, now chiefly attributive) A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby.
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
rose-coloured spinel — see balas-ruby
Anagrams[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
balas
Galician[edit]
Noun[edit]
balas
Hausa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English balance.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
balàs m
- (financial) balance
- payment due for work done
Higaonon[edit]
Noun[edit]
balas
Hiligaynon[edit]
Noun[edit]
balás
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Malay balas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baləs (“to answer, retaliate; reciprocate good or evil”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
balas (first-person possessive balasku, second-person possessive balasmu, third-person possessive balasnya)
Derived terms[edit]
Compounds[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Dutch ballast, from Middle Dutch ballast.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
balas (first-person possessive balasku, second-person possessive balasmu, third-person possessive balasnya)
- ballast,
- (nautical) heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
- Synonyms: tolak bahara, pengimbang kapal, pemberat
- Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete.
- (nautical) heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
- (figurative) baggage, something that hampers functioning.
Alternative forms[edit]
- balast /balat/ (Standard Malay)
Further reading[edit]
- “balas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kapampangan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *badas (“grit, coarse sand, gravel”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
balas
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
bālās
Lithuanian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
balas m (feminine balà) stress pattern 4
- Alternative form of báltas (“white”)
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Austronesian *baləs (“to answer, retaliate; reciprocate good or evil”). Cognate with Malagasy valy and Javanese wales.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
balas (Jawi spelling بالس)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Indonesian: balas
Further reading[edit]
- “balas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*bales₁”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Masbatenyo[edit]
Noun[edit]
balas
Occitan[edit]
Noun[edit]
balas
Old Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish bala (plural balas).[1] First attested in 1461–1467.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
balas m
Declension[edit]
Declension of -
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | — | — |
| genitive | — | — | — |
| dative | — | — | — |
| accusative | — | — | — |
| instrumental | — | — | balasami |
| locative | — | — | — |
| vocative | — | — | — |
Descendants[edit]
- Polish: balas
References[edit]
- ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “balas”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Polish balas, from Spanish bala (plural balas).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
balas m inan (diminutive balasek or balaska or balasik)
- (architecture) baluster
- Synonym: tralka
Noun[edit]
balas m inan (diminutive balasek)
- (colloquial) chocolate hot dog (long piece of fecal matter)
Declension[edit]
Declension of balas
References[edit]
- ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
- balas in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- balas in Polish dictionaries at PWN
M. Arcta Słownik Staropolski/Balas on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource pl
Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
balas f
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
balas
Verb[edit]
balas
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *badas (“grit, coarse sand, gravel”). Compare Kapampangan balas, Hanunoo baras, Aklanon baeas, and Cebuano balas.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
balás (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜐ᜔)
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
balas (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜐ᜔)
Further reading[edit]
- “balas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
West Makian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
balas
- (intransitive) to avenge, to pay back
Conjugation[edit]
| Conjugation of balas (action verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tabalas | mabalas | abalas | |
| 2nd person | nabalas | fabalas | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | ibalas | dabalas | |
| animate | ||||
| imperative | nabalas, balas | fabalas, balas | ||
References[edit]
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics
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